Newport News-Times: Logsden fire station celebrates 20 years, seeks volunteers: "Klamath also urged residents of Siletz Valley to help the fire department help them by making certain homes addresses are clearly posted. A major concern, he said, is that 'you can't see the numbers on the houses. Put the numbers on your mailbox, or put out a post with numbers on it.' House numbers should be at least three inches tall. 'We get a call at midnight, and those little bitty numbers - you have to stop and look and that takes time. If there's a fire you can tell which house it is, but usually they're just hot, not flaming.'
With a fire, every second counts. 'The size of a fire squares every minute, especially with manufactured homes with all the plastic, and it's very toxic,' Klamath said. 'Put numbers on your house. Sometimes people will say, 'Well, so and so knows where I live.' We
ll, I don't know. Put something out there.'
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