When Seconds Count: GETTING EMERGENCY HELP TO YOUR RURAL HOME

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December/January 1998
By Mona Vanek 
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Despite our lack of preparedness, Art lived — with only one third of his heart critically damaged — to become an American Heart Association statistic: one of just 12% who survive a severe myocardial infarction heart attack. We hope the steps outlined here will help other folks beat the odds as well.

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JOIN OR, LAUNCH A RURAL ADDRESSING PROJECT

One of the most personally rewarding aspects of rural living is having opportunities to volunteer for worthwhile projects. If your area lacks comprehensive addressing, let your county officials know that you think addressing is important and you'd like to see an addressing project begun.

If an addressing project is already underway, find out who is in charge and ask whether or not there is an addressing committee. Offer to become involved.

"Fortunately, most county commissioners have realized the importance of addressing, and projects are under way in most Montana counties," says Surry Latham of the Montana 9-1-1 Program. "The Montana Department of Administration's Geographic Information Systems Program and the 9-1-1 Program have produced a handbook titled, Montana Addressing Guidebook for Local Governments. Copies are available to anyone upon request."

Requests may be sent to Latham at the Department of Administration, P .O. Box 200113, Helena, MT 59620-0113. Interested folks can also e-mail Latham at slatham@state.mt.us or call her at (406) 444-2420. Be sure to provide a return address and indicate the number of copies you would like to receive.

For more information on rural addressing in your area, call your state's 9-1-1 office and ask if it has a rural addressing guide. If your help is needed to launch an addressing project, don't go it alone: enlist the aid of service organizations — 4-H, Eagle Scouts, rod and gun clubs, PTOs, etc. Be innovative. Organize fund-raisers. Coordinate efforts to make sure that everyone gets address stickers by their phones and that every road has a designation sign.

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