Do you have your home 9-1-1 property number visibly posted and visible from the street? In an emergency, doing so can mean the police, fire and ambulance can find your residence a little quicker, and in an emergency, minutes and seconds matter!

To be effective, the street number must be large enough and reflective, to be seen from the street. Most Bar Harbor streets don't have street lights, so being reflective is vital.

Check out the memo to Bar Harbor taxpayers from Matt Bartlett the Fire Chief, James Willis the Police Chief and Steve Weed the Addressing Officer

Bar Harbor 9-1-1 letter
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