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Charlton fire chief pilots in-vehicle alerts to warn motorists of emergency scenes
Summary
Fire Chief Barton told the Board of Selectmen the department has purchased five Hoss Alert transponders to broadcast automatic warnings to drivers using navigation apps and newer vehicles when emergency lights are activated; the town will pilot the system on highway-response apparatus and monitor costs and effectiveness before expanding.
CHARLTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Barton told the Board of Selectmen on Feb. 11 that the department has purchased five Hoss Alert transponders to automatically broadcast warnings to motorists when emergency lights are activated.
The chief said the devices will be installed in three ambulances and the two primary engines most often dispatched to Massachusetts Turnpike and other highway incidents. "When our emergency lights are activated, it sends out a signal… that there's an emergency vehicle operating up ahead," Barton said, describing alerts that appear in navigation apps such as…
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