TIPS TO HELP YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 

• MAKE SURE YOUR ADDRESS IS CLEARLY DISPLAYED AND THAT IT IS CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM THE ROADWAY. USE NUMBERS THAT ARE AT LEAST 4 INCHES HIGH. IF YOU HAVE YOUR ADDRESS ON A MAIL BOX AT THE CURB, MAKE SURE YOU DISPLAY THE NUMBER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MAIL BOX. 

• IF YOU HAVE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE OR AN AMBULANCE FOR AN EMERGENCY AT YOUR HOME, TRY TO HAVE SOMEONE WAITING FOR THEM IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE. 

• AT NIGHT,  TURN ON YOUR OUTSIDE LIGHTS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO SEE YOUR ADDRESS.

• IF YOU HAVE CALLED TO REPORT A FIRE OR CARBON MONOXIDE EMERGENCY, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY EVACUATED THE PREMISES. CALLS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY SHOULD BE MADE EITHER FROM A NEIGHBORS HOUSE OR OUTSIDE THE BUILDING USING A CELL PHONE OR A PORTABLE PHONE. NEVER REMAIN INSIDE A BUILDING THAT IS ON FIRE OR WHERE THERE MAY BE CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENT.

  TO CONTACT THE EAST ISLIP FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AN EMERGENCY, DIAL (631) 581-6553.  BY CALLING THIS NUMBER, YOU WILL SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH OUR DISPATCHER. THIS IS THE PERSON WHO WILL TRANSMIT THE ALARM. YOU CAN ALSO GET HELP BY DIALING 911, HOWEVER DIALING DIRECT WILL SAVE PRECIOUS TIME.