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Mescalero residents: Good and bad address signage

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Did your 9-1-1 first responder drive past your location, maybe twice, looking for the correct address? The smartest thing you can do is have 9-1-1 address signage that works well both day and night. Review the good signage/bad signage guidelines below. Set a good example for your neighborhood!

Because help often arrives from the opposite direction of the USPS, only 50% of your street addresses are visible to a 9-1-1 responder.

Don’t keep them guessing! Proudly identify your street address on BOTH sides of your mailbox using a minimum of 3-inch high white reflective numbers on a dark background.

Ask yourself, can a 9-1-1 responder see my address at 11:00 PM arriving from the opposite direction of the mail service in the rain at a distance of 100 feet  traveling at 30 MPH? At that speed the address will only be visible for 2.3 seconds.

A first responders priority is to respond to your location SAFELY! Our country legislates signage for roadway signs and vehicle signs (license plates) to assure good visibility day  and night, but not property address signage. The USPS only requires one inch high letters in a contrasting  color on the carrier’s arrival side of the mailbox. Woefully inadequate signage can be a serious distraction to first responders, affecting both response time and safety. The difference between knowing an address and finding an address could affect your well-being.

When seconds count, help by clearly identifying your street address on BOTH sides of your mailbox using a minimum of 3-inch high white reflective numbers on a dark background.

If you live in an area that uses community mailboxes rather than individual mailboxes or you use a PO Box, it is important to display your address on your house using a minimum of 4-inch high numbers that are well lit and have a high contrast to the background, both day & night. As an alternate, place a 3 foot high post with the address sign located near the roadside, visible from both directions.

Information courtesy Mescalero BIA/OJS Chief of Police, James Vepley and http://911ready.org/.

For more information please visit: http://911ready.org/addressing_that_works.htm

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Mescalero Apache Tribe announces second corona virus death

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MESCALERO, NM.

August 18, 2020. Earlier today, the Mescalero Apache Tribe announced the death of a Reservation resident, an elderly woman, from the corona virus (COVID-19). Tribal President Gabe Aguilar stated, “We are a small community and every death hurts. Our prayers are with the family.” The elderly woman who passed became sick several weeks ago and appeared to be on her way to a full recovery. President Aguilar commented, “She fought hard but in the end, she did not survive.”

This is the second death for the Tribe; the Tribe suffered its first coronavirus death, also an elderly woman, in late May. President Aguilar added, “We know the virus targets the elderly. The Tribe is doing everything we can to protect them and the community as a whole. And, we will keep working at it.” The Tribe has restricted access to the Reservation, mandated the use of facemasks in public and taken a number of other steps to curb the spread of COVID-19 on the Reservation.

The Tribe provides updates on its official website (www.mescaleroapachetribe.com) and Facebook page.

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Mescalero Utility Department

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New info provided by Mescalero Utility Department:

Please conserve your water for the next couple of weeks in White Mountain Subdivision and Mescalero High School area. Lightening struck the pump house and burnt out the circuit boards and damaged the pump to the well. We have a temporary fix and are in the process of fixing the situation but, it is going to take some time to get the parts. So please conserve your water so we don’t stress the pump out and cause it to fail.

Thank you,
The Mescalero Utility Department

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