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“If there’s an emergency, these are very visible and you can clearly see them from several hundred feet away. If there are just regular numbers on a mailbox, we almost have to stop at every mailbox to see the number. Every’ second counts in an emergency." said Sharon Komar, an emergency medical technician with the Castleton fire department. “We’re having a problem finding houses, especially at night."
Komar was first motivated to get the word out about these signs after having difficulty finding a home during an emergency call a few years ago
“We went to three different houses because the mailboxes didn't have numbers on them," said Komar. “We finally went up the road and saw people flagging us down."
She’s not sure if the delay in response played a factor, but the person died in that situation
“That’s when I decided I was going to make it my goal to get these out in the county. I felt so bad that we could not find that house,” Komar said.
The fire company will be selling the reflective metal plates at the Rappahannock County 4th of July celebration in Sperryville. They can make
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