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Beaver Island emergency providers remind property owners to post visible addresses in 2000

Also Beaver Island emergency address reminder 2000 · visible house numbers 911 response

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TypeEvent
Date2000-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2000-07
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
emergency-managementcommunicationinfrastructurecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island emergency-service providers asked property owners to post house numbers prominently and visibly from the road. The notice explains that a 911 center’s displayed address does not by itself help responders pinpoint a house on the ground.

Evidence limits

This is a public-safety reminder, not a complete address-standard, sign-supply, or response-time record.

Sources

  1. Asks property owners to display reflective house-address numbers visibly from the road so emergency providers can locate homes after 911 calls. 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 · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the emergency-address reminder.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island emergency providers remind property owners to post visible addresses in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emergency-address-numbering-reminder-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2000, “Please Post Your Address.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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