Fire Department: Address Signs Notice

A fire engine, ambulance, or law enforcement can be delayed several minutes while trying to locate unmarked or poorly marked addresses.

Address signs help significantly in emergency situations. In addition to this, delivery drivers, family, and friends are better able to find their destination from the road. When seconds count, our reflective address signs work well in day, night, and poor weather to help others find you.

The signs are aluminum with reflective 4-inch numbers showing your address and will be mounted either onto the building or on a post. To help determine what type of address sign is needed, answer these two simple questions:

1. Do I live on a dead-end road, where traffic comes from only1 one direction? If yes, a single-sided sign is appropriate; if not, a doublesided sign is needed.
2. Do I share my driveway with other uses, such as other residents or agriculture or forestry roads where it is not clear which road leads to my home? If yes, additional signs may be necessary and signs may need arrows indicating which direction to travel. Contact the Community Risk Reduction Division at (406) 549-6172 to help evaluate your particular sign needs.

Signs that require a post to be pounded for installation will require an underground utilities locate. The homeowner will be responsible for calling to have underground utilities located. The process of locating the utilities is free but may take several days to be completed. The number to call for the locate is 8-1-1. After the utilities have been located, please call (406) 549-6172 if you need assistance

For additional information, please contact us at (406) 549-6172

We accept cash or check. You can either mail it in or drop it off at our Station 1 headquarters:  Missoula Rural Fire District 2521 South Avenue West Missoula, MT 59804