The Magnetic Pouch, shown above,

should be placed on the Senior's Refrigerator.

In Emergencies, Emergency Medical Technicians

will be able to access information vital to proper

treatment of the person in need.

The information in the pouch contains the following:

House Numbering!

Just as important as the File of Life is the ability of Emergency Personnel 

to locate the person requesting aid. They can not find you if your home is

not properly numbered.    

This is the Law!

Massachusetts General Law ch.148 s.59 states: Every building in the Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, dwellings, apartment buildings, condominiums, and business establishments shall have affixed thereto a number representing the address of such building. said number shall be of a nature and size and shall be situated on the building so that, to the extent practicable, it is visible from the nearest street or road proving vehicular access to such building.

The Town of Barnstable General Ordinance, Chapter III, Article V states that the numbering:                                                                                                                                                  

Be visible from both directions from the main road that the numbers were issued.

That the numbers be Arabic numerals (no Roman numerals, script or written).

That the color of numbers be of high contrast with the background materials.

Black and white is optimum, brass numbers on neutral colored background or unfinished siding is not acceptable.    

Be at least 3 inch numbers appearing in one of the following locations:

            On the building at eye level, preferably at the main entrance.

            Over garage door, if visible from the street ( not on the garage door; when door is up, number is not visible ) !

            On Mailbox, post, or wooden sign at the road entrance of the driveway visible from the road.

If your house is not numbered properly, a delay of rescue services could result in

 injury or death.

Please help us avoid needless tragedy. Number your house properly.

THE BEACON

To install the "Beacon"

Here is what you will have to do:

*       Unscrew the light bulb in your outdoor front and/or

         side door lamp and screw in the "BEACON".

*       Use these lamps in the usual and normal fashion.

*       However, after making the 911 call, flip the light switch 

         on and  off twice in quick succession.

*       The bulb will now flash, alerting responders.

*       After the 911 response, turn the light switch off

         and then on. The lamp will now operate in the normal mode.

The "Beacon" is available at your local Hardware Store and at the Barnstable C.O.A. Senior Center.

911 Phones

With a touchtone phone, you can make a "Silent Call".

Disability Indicators

When you have to make a 9-1-1 call, will the Responders be prepared for unexpected situations? In your household, are there persons;

on Life Support Systems, ("LSS")?

Mobility Impaired, ("MI")?

Blind, ("B")?

Deaf and Hard of Hearing, ("DHH")?

using a Teletypewriter, ("TTY")?

Speech Impaired, ("SI")?

Developmentally Disabled, ("DD")?

who are "Wanderers" and need "Safe Return", ("SR")?

There is help. There is the "Verizon e-9-1-1 System.

But, you will have to fill out the "Disability Indicator Form".

It is available at; Town Hall, Senior Center, all Fire Stations, all Libraries and your

Police Department. You can download it. Scroll down, right click on page, copy and paste.

After you fill it out, submit it to the "Town of Barnstable e-911 coordinator

Engineering Dept. 367 Main St. Hyannis, MA 02601

NSTAR provides a Service. Here is how you can protect them in cases of; “Power Outages”

Any customers that have life support equipment should have their doctors mail in a letter stating that the customer is on life support. This will code the account and ensure that NSTAR will work to restore their power as quickly as possible in the event of an outage. Also by having the account notated it will enable NSTAR to notify customers in the event of a planned outage enabling the customer to make other arrangements.
Call NSTAR at 1-800-592-2000. They will send you the necessary paperwork. You may e-mail;