From the Lake Cowichan Gazette
It is a common problem across British Columbia and North America; emergency responders such as fire, police and EMS experience response delays to improper or poorly marked house numbers. Not all calls that the Lake Cowichan Fire Department respond to are fires so which address we are responding to may not be as obvious as the smoke or flames coming out of the windows. In the event of someone whose heart has stopped or a baby not breathing, seconds are significant, and a speedy response is a matter of life and death.
Go out in front of your residence in the evening and look at your address. Can it be easily seen?