How would you feel if you called for emergency medical help in the middle of the night, but it arrived too late and your loved one passed away, all because the emergency technicians could not find your home?

When an emergency occurs, people expect the first responders to arrive quickly. Often they are delayed because they cannot find the correct home. Lack of a visible sign can delay the response of police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

This is especially important around Highland Lake. When I deliver a sign that has been ordered, more than likely I will have a problem finding the correct address. If you do not think that is a problem for your home, try to locate your home address sign at night - you will realize the problem a first-responder might have when you call in an emergency.

Many towns and cities have local ordinances requiring home address signs similar to the ones the HLWA is offering. However, Winchester does have an ordinance requiring a home address sign for your dock. The recently passed Dock and Mooring Ordinance (Sec. 162) requires: “Reflectors shall be affixed to the ends of a dock.” In addition: “The street number of the property (in numerals at least 3 inches high) shall be affixed to the end of a dock so as to be visible from the watercourse.”

It is a simple fact the Winchester Police Department, Fire Department and emergency medical personnel need an accurate house identification to guarantee a prompt response. Easily visible numbers are also important to commercial delivery services.

If you would like one of these house address signs, a dock sign, or the larger green sign, you can call Dick Labich at 860.738.0167, or you can fill out the following information and mail it with your check payable to the Highland Lake Watershed Association to:

Dick Labich
418 East Wakefield Boulevard
Winsted, CT 06098

Sign Order Form

Vertical numbered panel (street) - $20.00 Metal post - $8.00 each

Large green panel - $85.00

horizontal (dock) panel - $20.00