Hundreds of Maine communities are currently realizing the benefits of Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1). In order for the E9-1-1 system to continue to be effective, this information must be kept as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Correct and current E9-1-1 address data are needed to route emergency calls to the correct Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
The Addressing Officer is the representative designated by a community who is responsible for developing, creating and maintaining address information for the town. The Addressing Officer must be designated on an official form. A copy of this form and the E9-1-1 Addressing Officer Manual can be found at http://www.maine911.com/communities/maintenance.html.
The Addressing Officer has the authority to provide address information to the Department of Public Safety's Emergency Services Communications Bureau, local phone companies, and the E9-1-1 Service Provider. Below is a list of the changes and/or additions that need to be reported to make sure a community's road information is as up-to-date as possible.
After completing the initial addressing project, the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides each community with a maintenance map book. This map book is designed as a tool to be used in creating and maintaining each town's address information. This map book is an 11" X 17" representation of the community in map grid format which includes a geographical index and a road name index. The index can be referenced by road name and/or road section to the corresponding map grid/s where the road is located. This map book can be replicated and distributed to emergency personnel such as the local fire department, police department, and ambulance services. When E9-1-1 maintenance is completed, new map book page/s are created and provided to the Addressing Officer for replacement in the map book. This keeps the map book as up-to-date as possible. | 
