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Charlton fire chief announces pilot of in-car alert transponders for emergency vehicles
Summary
Fire Department will pilot five transponders that broadcast when emergency lights are activated to drivers using navigation apps; town plans to use reimbursements from Massachusetts Turnpike runs and a recent grant to pay initial costs and monitor effectiveness.
Chief Coleman, the Charlton fire chief, told the Select Board during the open forum that the department has signed a contract to pilot an in-vehicle alert system that sends automatic notifications to drivers using navigation apps when emergency lights are activated.
“The technology…when our emergency lights are activated, it sends out a signal, an automatic signal… and motors that are using a Waze app or some other navigation app… get a notification automatically into their cars that…
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