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FIRST RESPONDERS ON LAKE ANNA NEED THE PUBLIC'S HELP

For the past three years, Lake Anna Civic Association’s Emergency Services Committee has met quarterly to identify ways police, fire and rescue, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary can improve communication and coordination among first responders in handling emergencies on Lake Anna. The committee also includes representatives from the Lake Anna State Park, Dominion Power, the Lake Anna Business Partnership and the Lake Anna Chamber of Commerce. The group’s main goal is to keep Lake Anna a safe boating environment for all its users.

Here’s the specific problem:
Visiting and even resident boaters on Lake Anna who experience an emergency are often challenged to provide 911 emergency call takers with an accurate description of their location on the water. Critical time can be lost finding a victim who is “near some docks” or “at the islands.”

The more you are on the water, the more familiar you become with landmarks such as marinas, the power plant, the dam, the state park, “the splits” where the North Anna and Pamunkey Rivers meet, restaurants, bridges, common areas and dikes. Every boater--every passenger--should be familiar with their surroundings at all times and be able to describe their location in the event of an emergency situation. That requires a different mind set than what typical boaters have when they are out for an enjoyable day on the water. It requires a Boat Smart and Think Safety mentality.

Remedy:
On our major roadways, there are markers posted every tenth of a mile to help drivers give their location to 911.
We have had nothing comparable to that on the water—until now. The committee has proposed using dock signs to help serve as location markers for emergencies. Dock signs would function as a water based 911 address. Most waterfront property owners have a dock, and almost all communities have a common area, so we are asking the Lake Anna community to help with this public safety initiative.
Your response has already been positive and productive. Since last July, there are 150 more location markers on docks around Lake Anna!
The more dock signs, the more exact information someone in trouble can provide 911 call takers, the sooner appropriate resources can be sent to help and the faster first responders

Here’s how it works:
1) Go to LACA’s website at www.lakeannavirginia.org to download an application for a dock sign.
2) Enclose a check for $16.00 to Rainbow Graphics in Mineral. That price includes a 8” x16” yellow aluminum sign with black vinyl lettering that will be mailed to you once the dock number is assigned and the sign fabricated. Suggestions on installation and who to call if you have questions are on the application.
3) Your application is then forwarded to Louisa County Fire Chief Keith Greene who has agreed to verify the latitude/longitude of your street address. Your dock sign includes the following information for 911 purposes: County, Up or Down lake, and three randomly assigned numbers.

For example: LD 001 says this location is in Louisa County and it is Down lake (from the 208 bridge.) 001 tells the 9-1-1 operator the specific street address of that dock sign.

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