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<blockquote data-quote="IslandGirl" data-source="post: 1049611"><p>As a dispatcher,former driver,and someone who has had to call an ambulance several times..I verify address with recip..not only the number but a visual description.</p><p>Are the house numbers clearly visible?..(one guy the other day..very sheepishly..I hear the front door being opened..and 'oh,yeah'..um)..the pumpkin was in front of it..!!</p><p>What distinguishing features about your house?..is there a certain car,house color,lawn/garden feature..??</p><p>Frequently,we check regional district websites..as these maps have every property outlined within every district..so often..there is a house behind a house..or 5 houses</p><p>share a driveway..and it's house A,B,C etc..we can also check with the local fire dept..as they have current,up to date maps of every street in a city,town,village,farm territory etc..</p><p>So many people do not have numbers on their house anymore..but because they go home to the same house everyday..can't figure out why someone WHO NEVER GOES THERE..can't find their house..yes..I know you know where you live..but we don't...are the sub driver doesn't etc..I tell people...in an emergency...would the ambulance be able to find your house?...a few seconds of the ambulance creeping down your street,looking for addresses(he knows it there-somewhere)..seems like an eternity and can make a life saving difference..</p><p>Hang in there..and the dispatcher needs to think outside Google maps..and the room they are sitting in..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IslandGirl, post: 1049611"] As a dispatcher,former driver,and someone who has had to call an ambulance several times..I verify address with recip..not only the number but a visual description. Are the house numbers clearly visible?..(one guy the other day..very sheepishly..I hear the front door being opened..and 'oh,yeah'..um)..the pumpkin was in front of it..!! What distinguishing features about your house?..is there a certain car,house color,lawn/garden feature..?? Frequently,we check regional district websites..as these maps have every property outlined within every district..so often..there is a house behind a house..or 5 houses share a driveway..and it's house A,B,C etc..we can also check with the local fire dept..as they have current,up to date maps of every street in a city,town,village,farm territory etc.. So many people do not have numbers on their house anymore..but because they go home to the same house everyday..can't figure out why someone WHO NEVER GOES THERE..can't find their house..yes..I know you know where you live..but we don't...are the sub driver doesn't etc..I tell people...in an emergency...would the ambulance be able to find your house?...a few seconds of the ambulance creeping down your street,looking for addresses(he knows it there-somewhere)..seems like an eternity and can make a life saving difference.. Hang in there..and the dispatcher needs to think outside Google maps..and the room they are sitting in.. [/QUOTE]
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