NEW LIGHT PATTERNS FOR LCFD7 APPARATUS - 08/22/2012
LCFD7'S NEWEST UNIT, R71, FEATURES A NEW FEATURE NEVER SEEN ON ANY LCFD7 APPARATUS. BLUE LIGHTS. IT WAS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER LARSEN AFTER A STUDY DONE ON "HIGHWAY ACCIDENT SCENE SAFETY" THAT BLUE LIGHTS ARE MORE NOTICEABLE BY DRIVERS AND CAN BEEN SEEN FROM FURTHER AWAY THEN TRADITIONAL RED/WHITE/YELLOW LIGHTS. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, LCFD7 PLANS TO ONLY HAVE TWO(2) BLUE LIGHTS PLACED ON THE REAR OF ALL FUTURE APPARATUS AS WELL AS RETROFIT THE MOST RECENT APPARATUS WITH THIS FEATURE. THERE IS CURRENTLY DEBATE IF THERE SHOULD ALSO BE TWO(2) BLUE LIGHTS PLACED ON THE FRONT OF APPARATUS AS WELL BEING THAT UNITS MAY BE POSITIONED ON THE ROAD FACING THE OPPOSING DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED ON THIS TOPIC, BUT IT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXY COMMISSIONER MEETING.