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Illegal signs cause problems for E-911 system
Illegal road signs around the county are becoming a problem, said E-911 Addressing Director Larry Hammond, at the Monday meeting of the Bladen County Commissioners.
Hammond said the illegal signs could make it very difficult for EMS to find an address and could ultimately cause the death of someone suffering a heart attack or some other trauma.
"We've got some 911 addresses on private roads here in the county," said Hammond. "But we have some private roads that are named illegally. We're seeing and getting phone calls from more and more people wanting to name private roads using their own signs.
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Illegal road signs around the county are becoming a problem, said E-911 Addressing Director Larry Hammond, at the Monday meeting of the Bladen County Commissioners.
Hammond said the illegal signs could make it very difficult for EMS to find an address and could ultimately cause the death of someone suffering a heart attack or some other trauma.
"We've got some 911 addresses on private roads here in the county," said Hammond. "But we have some private roads that are named illegally. We're seeing and getting phone calls from more and more people wanting to name private roads using their own signs.
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