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E‑911 recommends new household and sub‑addressing plan to clarify campus addresses
Summary
A New Hampshire E‑911 field representative told the Boscawen Select Board the nursing home campus and county buildings need separate addresses (preserve the home's 325 where possible, create 333 for daycare and new units) and recommended naming long shared driveways to improve emergency response under RSA 231:133/A.
Boscawen — A multi‑building campus currently sharing the same street number is causing emergency‑response confusion, New Hampshire E‑911 field representative Zach Brans told the select board on June 10.
"The entire campus does not meet our addressing standards," Brans said, noting that the nursing home, county offices, daycare and proposed 80 residential units often appear under the same 325 Daniel Webster Highway address. Brans recommended preserving the nursing home's public 325 number while assigning other buildings unique numbers (for example, designating the daycare and new residential units at 333), and using sub‑addressing inside large structures where appropriate.
Brans explained the legal framework for municipal addressing under RSA 231:133 and RSA 231:133‑A and urged the town to coordinate with the county so phone lines, dispatch systems and utility records are updated on a planned change date. He also recommended naming long shared driveways as private roads when a single driveway serves more than two structures so numeric progression on mile markers and driveways gives responders clearer guidance.
Why it matters: the addressing ambiguity has led to multiple instances where mutual‑aid companies and ambulance crews were sent to the wrong building on the campus because the same numeric address applied to different structures. Brans said the plan aims to keep important public‑facing numbers intact (the nursing home’s 325) while fixing inconsistencies and minimizing future confusion.
Board direction: staff will coordinate with county offices and request written consent from affected agencies to avoid a required public hearing; if the county concurs, the town will publish a schedule for when addresses and phone lines will be updated.
Provenance: presentation and Q&A with New Hampshire E‑911 field representative Zach Brans.
