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Committee hears bill to allow single rear-facing blue light on private first-responder vehicles; state police oppose
Summary
House Bill 4 89 would allow volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel to install a single rear-facing blue light on privately owned response vehicles; supporters said the device improves visibility on rural roads, while state police warned it could create public confusion.
Representative Rich Nelivanco introduced House Bill 4 89 to give first responders a new option to make privately operated response vehicles more visible during emergency responses. "House bill 4 89 ensures that all first responders operating a vehicle during an emergency, whether the vehicle is publicly or privately owned, have clear and consistent visibility, improving safety for both first responders and the public," Nelivanco told the committee.
Nelivanco, who said the change would cost towns and the state nothing because volunteer personnel typically pay for their own emergency lights, described the measure as a narrow fix to correct an inconsistency in RSA 266:78-b that previously allowed a single rear-facing blue light on apparatus. Representative Mark…
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