GRANVILLE – The Granville Ambulance Association is taking steps to aid their EMT’s and the entire community. Last week the Granville Fire Department announced that the ambulance association is back selling reflective address signs.
According to Captain Josh Rutola, this sign project was initiated around 10 years.
The Granville Ambulance Association will be selling reflective signs to go on resident’s driveways or mailboxes, if they are located on their driveway. (Photo from Granville Fire Department)
The purpose for the signs is to have a more visible and ambulance-friendly appearance at residences in case of an emergency. All signs have a green reflective background with white reflective numbers, are 100% aluminum and measure 18 inches long by 6 inches wide. Customers can get the signs numbered in either horizontal or vertical and are $15 each.
For the Granville Ambulance Association, it is important for residents to not only have the signs, but to have them in the correct spot.
“We stress it’s very important to mount the sign where your driveway is, not where your mailbox is,” said Rutola.
Rutola added that some homes have their mailboxes across the street, and by having the reflective sign where the mailbox is, it could confuse the ambulance driver when trying to find the proper house.
If anyone is interested in buying a sign, contact the Granville Fire Department at 413-357-8572. Even if the ambulance association begins to run out of signs, they will reorder more and continue the process. The preferred payment method is a check that can be made out to the Granville Ambulance Association.
