Signage Important in Emergency Response

When there is an emergency, every second counts. Gladstone Regional Council is encouraging the regions rural residents to take advantage of free reflective address signs. Many of the existing reflective rural road address signs around the region are in various states of disrepair and are proving difficult for emergency services respondents to read.  

Gladstone Region Mayor Matt Burnett said a well-maintained address sign could mean the difference between life and death in an emergency. “When responding to an emergency it is vitally important that emergency services respondents can easily identify a property,” Councillor Burnett said. “Having a reflective address sign, in good condition, at the front of rural properties is a key element in ensuring that unnecessary delays are avoided, and those in need of emergency aid can be reached as quickly as possible.”