PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Emergency responders say new mile marker signs on some Panhandle beaches could help save lives.
Long stretches of sparsely developed beach from the Alabama line east through Santa Rosa County create problems for emergency crews because there are few distinguishing landmarks.
The public safety director for the Santa Rosa Island Authority told the Pensacola News Journal (http://on.pnj.com/1DeeIns ) the new mile marker signs will improve the response time of emergency crews and should save lives.
The project is being done in cooperation with the authority, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and Gulf Islands National Seashore.
The large mile maker signs are being posted on 10-foot poles so they will be visible from the beach and the road.
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Information from: Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal, http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com
