🔒 EMERGENCY ACCESSIBILITY: Can Fire & Rescue Get to You Fast? 🧑‍🚒🚒

If you have a private gate, automated fence, or chain-locked access point, a few extra minutes spent trying to open it during an emergency can make a lifetime of difference. West Pulaski Fire Department (WPFD) needs your help to ensure our crews can reach you without delay!

Please review these essential guidelines for your property access points:

• Automated Gates: If you have a motorized gate, ensure your gate contractor installs an approved fire box device. This allows emergency personnel to open the gate automatically.
• No Private Padlocks on Fire Boxes: Never place a private padlock or private keyed lock on a fire box. WPFD cannot manage individual keys. Additionally, never install a fire box that uses only a key-access cylinder, as there is no universal key to open it.
• Manual Gates & Chained Access: If your gate or fence is operated manually with a chain, it must be double-locked (in-line) with a fire department padlock. This allows both you and emergency services to unlock the chain independently.

🛠️ Gate Maintenance & Repairs?
If you or your gate contractor need access to a fire box for maintenance, do not cut the WPFD padlock! Reach out to us first. We will unlock fire locks for verified owners (ID required) the same day or sooner so repairs can be made.

🔑 Need a Fire Padlock or Have Questions?
WPFD only opens these locks during an emergency or to test the gate operator. If you need a fire padlock, or if you have a unique property access situation you would like to discuss, please contact us:

📞 Call: 501-821-9320
📧 Email: wpfd@sbcglobal.net

Help us help you—ensure your gate is emergency-ready today!

🚨 SECONDS COUNT: Can We Find Your House Quickly? 🚨
Emergencies are always unplanned, and when they happen, we need to find you in a heartbeat. Whether it’s day, night, pouring rain, snowing, or in the middle of a storm, the West Pulaski Fire Department is driving as fast as safely possible to get to you.

But here’s the reality: We can’t help you quickly if we can’t find you fast.

Address signs, mailbox markings, drive way or house numbers in our fire district can be hit-or-miss, and we need your help to fix that. Here is what you need to know:

Smoke won’t guide us: About 80% of our calls are medical, trauma, or non-fire related. We aren’t looking for a column of smoke or a glow in the sky—we are looking for your house number.

GPS isn’t foolproof: We use modern tech, but GPS can stall, miscalculate, or drop you at the wrong driveway entrance. A visible, physical marker is still the ultimate insurance policy.

It’s a team effort: We often rely on a clear sequence of neighbor addresses to navigate down a dark road. If your neighbors aren’t marked, it slows us down. Everyone working together can improve the overall number markings that help us find you faster.

What you can do today:

If your numbers are highly visible: THANK YOU! You are actively helping us save lives.

If your neighbor needs a hand: Talk to them about getting a reflective sign, or consider ordering them one as an early Christmas or “just because” gift. Helping them helps you and your whole road.

A Huge Community Thank You! 🙌
We want to send a massive thank you to Marcella Grimmett for dedicatedly making these life-saving signs for over a decade. While Marcella has stepped down, we are excited to share that a new sign-maker named Matthew has stepped up and is already pumping out high-quality, reflective signs to keep our communities protected.

👉 Need a high-visibility red reflective address sign? Online Order Form or Send a message to redaddresssigns@gmail.com and someone will reach out soon to assist!

Stay safe!