Residental Addressing

Village of McLean

NextGen 911 – Addressing

The State of Illinois passed the Emergency Telephone System Act (50 ILCS 750) which states that every 9-1-1- system in Illinois shall provide Next Generation service by July, 2020.

The Village of McLean has been working with the McLean County ETSB Addressing Technician and the
Village of McLean’s effective date is September 1, 2019.

Village Code requires that street address numbers be affixed to the property and meet the following
requirement:

• Easily readable from the street on or near the front entrance to the property

First responders suggest the following regarding address numbers:

• Not be covered by ornamentation (wreaths, decorations, etc.)
• Not be covered by vegetation (bushes, trees, etc.)

Rural Area of Mt. Hope & Funks Grove Townships (McLean County)

When addresses are not clearly visible in rural areas, precious time can be lost during emergency responses. The Fire District exists for the purpose of providing you service and assistance, but we have to be able to find you first! The Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District has tried to resolve this problem by providing rural residents the name of the business that you can purchase from, The Traffic Sign Store, located at 1231 N Mason St, Bloomington, IL 61701. Click here to go to their website, scroll down to 911 & Fire District Signs.

Address Sign Guidelines.pdf

Why should residents post a sign at the beginning of their driveway?

Emergency responders can only help you when they find your location.
Posting your address number provides easy identification of your location for responders who are not always exactly familiar with your area.
Every second counts during an emergency and posting your address number allows emergency responders to save critical time especially in reaching rural parts of the District.
Homes are often hidden from view at the beginning of the driveway, only posting numbers on your home does not help responders recognize where you live since they must first turn down your driveway to find your home.
Posting your address on a reflective sign is recommended by the Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District.

Website Accessibility Policy

Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (309)874-2532

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (309)874-2532.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.