- Date
- 1997-02
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- public-serviceemergency-managementcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary purchased bright-orange 911 emergency phone stickers and made them available free of charge in February 1997. The announcement says the stickers were intended as a constant reminder that Fire, EMS, and the Sheriff’s Department could be reached at 911.
They were available at McDonough’s Market, Clarkson’s Groceries & Provisions, the Beaver Island Rural Health Center, and the Sheriff’s sub-station.
Evidence limits
The notice documents the purchase and distribution points, but not the number of stickers distributed or the date the supply was exhausted.
Sources
- Says the Fire Department Auxiliary purchased bright-orange emergency phone stickers and made them available free at McDonough’s Market, Clarkson’s Groceries & Provisions, the Rural Health Center, and the Sheriff’s sub-station. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the 911-sticker announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary distributes free 911 phone stickers in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-911-emergency-phone-stickers-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1997, “911 Phone Stickers Available -- Free of Charge.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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