There is an old saying in the fire service, “We can’t help you if we can’t find you.”

Many, many buildings, structures, and tenant spaces have been erected without adequate address numbers, or other identifying means to help emergency responders find them quickly.

To address this problem, (no pun intended!), the model fire and building codes now require buildings to have approved address numbers, building numbers or building identification placed where it is plainly legible and clearly visible from the street or road fronting the property. More