The Crow Wing County Highway Department wants to remind residents that old obsolete fire number signs are no longer used by emergency personnel and can be problematic for highway maintenance crews performing maintenance work in county road right of ways (ROW).
For the last fifteen years, Crow Wing County emergency services have used the blue address signs with white letters and will continue to use the blue signs with white letters when responding to emergencies. A majority of these signs are installed at the back of the ROW so maintenance crews can more efficiently work and for consistency of sign location for emergency responders.
Please cut back any brush and remove objects that obstruct the view of the blue signs. New or replacements for damaged signs are available by contacting Crow Wing County Land Services at (218)824-1127 or by visiting www.crowing.us.
If you still have an old obsolete fire number sign, the county highway department encourages you to remove the sign and post from the ROW. Signs and posts may be dropped off at the Crow Wing County Highway Department Brainerd Complex at 16589 CR 142, Brainerd, MN 56401 or the Crosslake Joint Maintenance Facility at 13870 Whipple Drive, Crosslake, MN 56442 for recycling.
If you have any questions regarding signs please contact the Crow Wing County Highway Department at (218) 824-1110 or visit the website: www.crowwing.us