First responders across Region 8 want you to know keeping your home address visible is a matter of life or death.
Jonesboro Fire Chief Marty Hamrick said it is important to have your address visible, particularly during emergencies when seconds count.
“If we have to take a few extra seconds and we missed your address because we couldn’t see your numbers that becomes a problem, and we don’t want that,” he said.
Hamrick said if first responders cannot see your address or if you are not outside to guide them, it can take more time to find your home.
He said people need to be mindful of their address numbers, particularly after extreme weather events, as the numbers can fade, fall off, or break away.
“If we can’t see that and you’re not standing in the front yard waving us down, it takes time to find that in an emergency,” Hamrick said.