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The City of Roseburg Fire Department has a new way to warn drivers that a fire truck is responding to an emergency and motorists need to use caution.

One of our trucks is now equipped with a system called HAAS Alert that automatically sends digital notifications to drivers in the area, when a fire truck’s lights and sirens are activated. The alerts appear through GPS on the cars’ navigation and entertainment screens and on drivers’ cell phones, letting them know a fire truck is en route or on the scene of an urgent call.

Drivers are reminded that you are required to yield right of way to emergency vehicles, when they approach from any direction using a light or siren. When you see or hear an emergency vehicle warning, you must immediately drive as close as you safely can to the right side of the road and stop. Do not stop in an intersection. Stay stopped until the emergency vehicle has passed. After the emergency vehicle passes, you must stay at least 500 feet behind the vehicle.

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