Central Addressing
WHY IS AN ADDRESSING SYSTEM SO IMPORTANT?
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During an emergency, your address is how we find you!ย
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Provides a location easy to identify for responders.ย
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Standardizes format in a centralized computerized system, allowing the creation and maintenance of an up-to-date Addressing System.ย
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Defines procedural standards which shall be maintained and revised as the County continues to grow.ย
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The system incorporates a custom addressing model,ย Geographic Information System (GIS), theย National Emergency Number Association Standardย (NENA), United States Postal Addressing Standards, Publication 28, as well as Addressing Office procedures.ย
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It is very important that roadways are named and addressed consistently and that names are not duplicated.ย
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All of these benefits, to name a few, are extremely important in providing the best services (i.e. Ambulance, Fire, Police, etc.) to you, the Citizens of Hernando County.
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