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European emergency vehicles (EV) are installed with far less emergency warning lights than their typical USA counterpart. Just how are they able to stay safe without all the extra distracting lights over there?

Revisit Boise City New Patrol Car Build After the Crown Vic was Discontinued. Take a look back at a city effort to change to a new vehicle platform over a decade ago. The 2023 Charger is said to be the last year for this style vehicle. After being introduced in 2006, the Dodge Charger has had a pretty good run of its own of 17 years.

UpFitting Public Safety Vehicles, there is more choice than ever to obtain quality products quickly at budget strapped pricing. Large manufacturers are gimmick driven, overpriced with ridiculous lead times delivering NO ADDED VALUE to your build. Putco Inc. is a 50-year-old designer, distributor, and manufacturer of high-quality automotive and truck accessories. We are known throughout several industries for our leadership in innovation and capability to bring our groundbreaking products to life. Every Putco-branded product is heavily influenced by our unique values and culture. If it carries our name, our customers can be certain their product is high quality, custom fit, innovative, and unique. Putco’s 140,000 Sq. Ft. facility in Des Moines, Iowa, includes 15,000 Sq. Ft dedicated to product research and design. This is where we design, test, install, and improve our products. Our R&D department is fully staffed and equipped with high-caliber design software, machinery, tools, and workspace. Additionally, Putco has a fleet of vehicles in-house for testing purposes along with relationships with several local dealers to ensure our product fits properly on all makes and models. Our 60,000sq. Ft. of manufacturing space includes state-of-the-art equipment to support the aspirations of our design team, innovation of our product line, and consistent fitment of the product. This facility supports product manufacturing for Ford, GM, Mopar, Nissan, Chrysler, and more. Putco’s facility is the foundation of our brand. We are proud to be a legitimate, USA based manufacturer of vehicle accessories and lighting – not simply a building full of brown boxes! If you have any questions about our products or company, or simply want to discuss your next build, please reach out to our customer service team at or 515-393-5228. Our Mission We are on a mission to the best aftermarket products and accessories. Check out our job openings. Putco Inc. 5701 NE 22nd St Des Moines, IA 50313

Competitive Bidding Requirements for Connecticut Municipalities By: Jennifer Proto, Principal Analyst December 21, 2017 | 2017-R-0360 State law generally does not require municipalities to use competitive bidding to award contracts or make purchases, but municipalities may adopt such a requirement individually by ordinance or charter. Competitive bidding requirements depend on the contract’s funding source. If funded by the municipality, then the requirements, if any, would be governed by the local charter or ordinances. If the project is funded in whole or in part by the state, then additional statutory requirements may apply. In the Spring of 2023 the brand new Blue/ White LIGHTBAR shown in this video is sold by the dealer, UTILITAC of New York, says the list price for this product is $7731. This new product would cost Seymour Connecticut $4,638 if using the discount found on State Contract. The volunteer Firefighter he says paid $1,073 or 86% off the list price. Connecticut discounts are 40% this brand product. Utilitac goes on to describe he has to buy product packages from the manufacturer where radically lower prices are the actual market cost of the these items. The other leg of the pricing stool is how state and local personnel use brand attributes to pick a vendor, then a limited number of dealers/distributors participate to create the appearance of competition. In fact police officials are costing much more than these products would cost if there was brand & vendor competition. The lights and labor alone, in Seymour, cost more than building an entire CSP cruiser. Municipalities in Connecticut have no regulatory requirements to buy best value, they can buy what they want & where they want.

With the continuing retardation of the adult in much of North America, it would be well considered for vehicle Upfitters to sell anti-theft equipment to fire departments as they do with police agencies.

Emergency Warning Lights & Parking Procedures, July 6, 2006 The 1999 U.S. Fire Administration "white paper" identified the over use of blinding, confusing, and distracting warning lights as a major cause of accidents, injury and death at emergency scenes Robert Faugh Since the early 1950s, when the beacon ray replaced the single flashing light, we have seen more and more lights added to our emergency vehicles. It was believed that if 35 watt bulbs were good, then 100 watt must be better. If two lights made it safer, then six must make it really safe. How about a million candlepower strobe system? We have reached the point where the warning lights are becoming the problem at emergency scenes and actually making the area less safe for our vehicles and personnel. In the last 10 years lighting your vehicles up like a Christmas tree has become the norm. When moving on the highway this may be ok, but when you are stopped or parked it is not! The 1999 U.S. Fire Administration "white paper" on this topic identified the over use of blinding, confusing, and distracting warning lights as a major cause of accidents, injury and death at emergency scenes. We all know of emergency personnel who have been struck, killed or seriously injured and emergency vehicles that have be hit by drugged, drunk, fatigued, elderly or just confused drivers. Many of these operators stated "they were blinded or confused by all the lights". In New York State alone, an average of 80 emergency vehicles are struck while parked off the highway, on the side of the road, with all the red warning lights in operation each year. This takes place more than we would like to admit. How many close calls have you had? Too Many Lights Distract Drivers Every emergency vehicle has more than enough warning lights and is equipped so that if it is the only vehicle parked at a scene, the light laws are complied with. The problem is that when there are six or seven emergency vehicles at a scene, all the warning lights are left on and the area actually becomes unsafe due to all of the blinding and distracting lights. Those driving in the area of the emergency look at the vehicle warning lights and do not see the personnel who are working in the area near these vehicles. What effects do all of these warning lights have on the crowd and your own crews? Under some conditions, these warning lights also blind us! This is a major safety issue that has been ignored for too long. It is a known fact that the warning lights, at a scene will effect the crowd, shut them off and many will walk away. We set up a "carnival" and wonder why people flock to it! The Illinois State Police and California Highway Patrol studies questioned the use of light bars on their police cars and the safety of the officers while engaged in their duties next to the roadway. The collision rate for emergency vehicles displaying lights while parked next to the highway were two and a half times higher for the same 100,000 miles driven than for non-emergency vehicles. Many highway patrol and state police departments are going to the slick top cars for safety, better mileage and productivity. Many have "arrow sticks" in the back window. What Color Lights Are The Safest? What about color? The knowledge of human perception calls into question the use of warning lights when the vehicle is parked off the highway. Red lights send a message: emergency, stop and invoke irrational behavior from motorist. They also tend to draw persons to the scene or area of the emergency. The psychological reaction to red is rage, anger and hostility. The human eye is more sensitive to red light during the daylight than at night. Instead of warning people to stay away, the red emergency light actually draws drivers towards the lights. This so-called moth effect refers to "a state of narrowed attention associated with excessive concentration on some object or task with the resulting loss of voluntary control over response." People drive where they look! Drugged, drunk, fatigued and elderly drivers have driven right off the roadway and into the parked vehicles displaying red warning lights........

Today, of the approximately 5,000 fire trucks sold annually in the United States, Pierce Manufacturing accounts for about 1,500 A basic fire truck or engine with no equipment on it can cost as little as $250,000, but the price can go up to $6 million (rarely) depending on the type of vehicle. Then there’s the equipment too which can cost more than the truck itself. Estimates of the number of apparatus and stations in the United States for the 2016–2018 period indicate that there were 72,100 pumpers, 7,400 aerial apparatuses, 80,900 other suppression vehicles (e.g., pumpers less than 1,000 gpm, brush vehicles, tankers), 50,700 other vehicles (e.g., rescue, lighting, and ambulance … Market Overview The fire truck market was valued at USD 5501.8 Million in 2021, and it is expected to reach USD 8211.74 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of about 6.83 % during the forecast period (2022 - 2027). The COVID-19 pandemic affected the fire truck industry worldwide, with the closure of production facilities and transportation businesses causing market instability. Firefighting vehicle manufacturers had to face certain supply chain issues due to a halt in international trade and transportation activities. However, the market started picking up pace, and the demand for fire fighting vehicles is expected to have notable growth during the forecast period. Evolving government fire safety regulations across all sectors and continuous emphasis of government on the upgradation of fire trucks and associated equipment are expected to drive the demand for fire trucks during the forecast period. High investments and upfront expenses associated with manufacturing fire vehicles are likely to limit the market expansion. Due to a shortage of cash, fire agencies are only able to distribute a limited amount of money. The evolution of electric trucks and growing interest in firefighting apparatuses and local assemblies across the world are expected to create a positive outlook for the market studied. Scope of the Report A fire truck is a large vehicle that carries firefighters and equipment for putting out fires. Fire trucks are equipped to support fire fighting and rescue operations and carry Hurst tools, ground ladders, specialized saws, rescue ropes and harnesses, and cutting torches. These fire trucks also carry complete advanced life support (ALS) equipment complement. The fire truck market is segmented by type, application, and geography. Based on the type, the market is segmented into types by rescue trucks, tankers, pumper, and multi-tasking trucks. Based on the application type, the market is segmented into residential and commercial, enterprises and airports, and military. By geography, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the world. For each segment, the market sizing and forecast are based on value (USD Million). Rising Demand for Fire Trucks in the Residential and Commercial Sector The residential and commercial segment includes fire trucks used by municipal bodies and forest fire fighting applications. According to the National Fire Protection Association, there have been more than 400,000 house fire cases reported in the United States every year. These fire incidents bring dreadful culture to the people. The scenarios remain the same not just in the United States but across the world. In 2020, a fire department responded to a fire on average every 23 seconds in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association. A home fire was reported every 89 seconds, a home fire death occurred every three hours and 24 minutes, and a home fire injury occurred every 46 minutes. Moreover, several residential/commercial fire incidents are being reported across the world where fire incidents have destroyed the lives and property of the people. For instance: In May 2021, the Indian government investigated several fire cases taking place in Delhi and saw that most of them had arrived due to illegal housing factories in the city. Lack of safety equipment in commercial establishments remained a vital factor that derived fire cases in Delhi. Furthermore, the government said that the tragic death of 27 people in the Mundka fire incident has again exposed the city’s fire and safety standards. This came after a noncompliance action pulled by hundreds of commercial and institutional buildings, including hospitals, factories, and even schools, which are operating without a fire and safety certificate in Delhi. These things further make thousands of people vulnerable and help raise the fire incidents in the capital.

UpFitting Public Safety Vehicles, there is more choice than ever to obtain quality products quickly at budget strapped pricing. Large manufacturers are gimmick driven, overpriced with ridiculous lead times delivering NO ADDED VALUE to your build. NUT Customers wishing endless options for their lighting wet dream have turned public vehicles into Saturday night muscle car show pieces with out a shred of evidence all the added lights and sirens in their cruisers make the car either more safe or effective. About our Quality First responders need reliable products that can withstand any environment. Feniex produces high-quality equipment at a cost any department can afford. About Feniex We don't just make quality emergency warning equipment, we're dedicated to elevating first responders to be safer and more efficient than ever before. After over a decade, that vision has never waivered. About our Innovation Feniex is shaping history: everyday we design and manufacture new technology to change this industry for the better.

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Selling millions to the OEM market FIRETECH has high quality competitive & innovative products. Choices for the upfitting market. A PASSION TO IMPROVE THE WORKING CONDITIONS OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS We are proud to be one of the most trusted sources for LED scene lighting for first responders and believe that this label comes with the obligation to always keep our products to the highest quality. With that in mind, we constantly strive to exceed the expectations of our customers. Since our focus is entirely on emergency LED scene lights, you can be confident that all of our expertise and focus is bent toward perfecting the particulars of scene lighting in general, and our FireTech brow lighting specifically. Our entire product line is focused on providing our customers with emergency scene lighting that will be at its best when situations are at their worst. Unlike other manufacturers, our focus lays exclusively in forward-facing visible LED scene lighting products. This singular focus allows a specialist’s approach designing the ultimate scene lighting solution. We are so confident in our product offering that we couple them with the industry’s only limited lifetime guarantee.

REV Group® companies design and manufacture industry-leading specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services for three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial and Recreation. We make vehicles for life. Whether for first responders serving and protecting communities, for our ports to easily move freight, or for carrying children safely to and from their homes and uniting families—we are focused on delivering the next generation of specialty vehicles for the customers and communities we serve. REV Group brands have over 210,000 vehicles in service today—which we believe is a testament to our customers’ loyalty and the trust they place in our products. E-ONE® RECEIVES ORDER FROM THE MESA FIRE AND MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FOR A VECTOR™, THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN STYLE FULLY ELECTRIC FIRE TRUCK OCALA, FL–November 1, 2021 – E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc. (NYSE: REVG), announces it is building an all-electric Vector™ fire truck for Mesa Fire and Medical Department in Mesa, AZ. REV Fire Group first announced the introduction of its all-electric fire truck, now named Vector, in August, and Mesa is the first confirmed order announcement. The customizable Vector has the industry’s longest electric pumping duration using 316 kilowatts of total battery power which enables the truck to pump at 750 GPM through four hose lines for four hours on a single charge. “In developing the Vector, we worked closely with our customers to identify their product needs. Using this feedback, we designed a robust EV rig that upholds our commitment to providing the highest quality and best performing fire apparatus,” said Mike Virnig, Vice President of Sales, REV Fire Group. “We are excited to partner with Mesa in protecting both their community and the environment and look forward to delivering the first of these revolutionary EV fire trucks. The Vector is well equipped to serve the needs of Mesa firefighters and customizable for department needs across the country.” Additional features of the Vector include a low battery placement which offers a safer, lower center of gravity, and a 400 kw (536 HP) electric drive motor with regenerative braking. Pumping can be certified to NFPA standards operating on electric power only at 1250 GPM with maximum flows higher depending on pump options. Also, the fire department can select the tank capacity to hold up to 1030 gallons of water and foam. Customized features on the Mesa apparatus include: 100-inch wide cab with raised roof Extruded aluminum body with full height / full depth compartments each side Clean cab design with no SCBA in the cab Upgraded air conditioning system with additional evaporator in rear of cab Electronic stability control Galvanized and powder coated double rail frame with 194-inch wheelbase Severe duty front bumper with full width tray Thermal battery management system 500 amps of available 12 volt power Range extender for emergency back-up power Heavy duty two-arm overhead ladder rack with 16 and 28-foot ladders Low hosebed design holds a total of 1750 feet of hose 2002 FoamPro foam system AXIS™ Smart truck technology This rig supports the City of Mesa’s Climate Action Plan and goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. “I’m an advocate for electric vehicles — it’s a better technology and this is one of many steps we can take to bring us closer to our Climate Action Plan goals,” said Mayor John Giles. “We look forward to this as a study in the potential cost-savings and efficiency of electric vehicles in City operations.” H&E Equipment, an E-ONE authorized dealer, is handling the order and delivery is expected in 2022. E-ONE is a leading fire apparatus manufacturer, making emergency vehicles, rescue trucks, aerial fire trucks, rescue pumpers and custom fire apparatus, and has produced more than 28,000 vehicles delivered around the world. Headquartered in Ocala, Florida, E-ONE is an industry leader in product innovations, new technologies and exceeding customer expectations. E-ONE is owned by the REV Group (NYSE: REVG). REV Group® companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. They provide customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, and transit buses), commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers), and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles). REV Group’s diverse portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group’s brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG

Taking a lead from other industries one lighting manufacturer is attempting to protect intellectual property in their market for the possible development and deployment of A-I generated, projected signage, traffic direction or advisory messages as generated by the data aggregated and collected within emergency vehicles. The application and invention details can be seen below. How long until products are seen in the market? Is this Dynamic Variable Imaging or Artificial Intelligence Created Roadway Messaging? "AUGMENTED REALITY TRAFFIC ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD" Systems and methods for displaying projected image onto a surface to create an active augmented reality environment may include a lighting device and a controller. The controller may receive information, such as a user input or sensor information, and determine one or more projection properties for the lighting device. The lighting device may receive a control signal from the controller and adjust one or more parameters in order to project the image onto the surface in accordance with a desired user input and the sensor information. Background Roadside signs and message displays are used for alerting drivers and ensuring the safety of vehicles and pedestrians. These signs and message displays provide information regarding traffic laws for a particular area, such as the speed limit, and may also warn of changes to normal traffic patterns such as when there is road construction or an accident blocking one or more lanes of a highway. However, the information provided by these signs or displays may be passive, in that the text or information is fixed or un-changing and may not clearly indicate which road segments are impacted or what actions the driver of a vehicle should take. Additionally, painted road markings or reflective signs may be deployed after an event occurs, and delays in installation and use may cause further accidents. While certain systems, like dot matrix displays, may enable both static or scrolling messages, these may also be fixed in a particular location and may be slow to update. Common warning and advisory situations may include, for example, road construction, traffic accidents, temporary lane shifts, police traffic stops, and closures of toll lanes, exit ramps, or roads. In the case road construction on a highway, passive reflective signs may be erected on the shoulder to alert drivers of the upcoming construction and may further provide messaging on which road lanes are closed. Additional passive warning technologies, such as reflective barriers, may be placed in any closed lanes, and dot matrix displays or similar systems may be used to form arrows to indicate which lanes drivers should use to avoid the closed lanes. For example, if a left lane is blocked, barriers erected in that lane along with a dot matrix display arrow pointing to the right may be used to inform drivers to merge out of the closed left lane and into the open right lanes. Depending on the locations of these passive warning technologies and whether the warning or advisory situation is still ongoing or has previously ended, motorists may be confused about the particular path to take, causing the flow of traffic to slow and increasing the chances of accidents between vehicles trying to navigate the situation. In an embodiment, a system for projecting an image onto a surface includes a projector module, the projector module having a matrix of lighting devices. The system also includes one or more sensors, the one or more sensors configured to obtain at least one or more image parameters associated with the image. The system further includes a processor and a memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive one or more image parameters from the one or more sensors. The instructions, when executed by the processor, also cause the system to determine one or more image projection properties based, at least in part, on the one or more image parameters, the one or more image projection properties adjusting features of the projector module to display the image according to a selected output format. The instructions, when executed by the processor, also cause the system to cause the image to be projected, by the projector module, in accordance with the one or more image projection properties. In an embodiment, a method for projecting an image onto a surface, includes receiving a user input associated with an output message of the image. The method also includes receiving sensor information associated with at least a relative position of a projector module and the surface. The method further includes determining, based at least in part on the sensor information and the output message, one or more projection properties. The method also includes illumining one or more lighting devices in a pattern to display the image.

In response to a small and vocal group of "public" commentary found in their rulemaking sessions, the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) last summer responded to advocates of the lighting features found in this video by stating the following. "No formal consensus studies presently exist that can support the specific claims being made. There are certainly strong opinions, which can establish a defendable hypothesis, but more research is required. New language is structured to provide a simpler explanation and cover the general intent of altering optical characteristics and reference some available options." -NFPA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Public Safety personnel, many of who are law enforcement, appear to have suspended their investigative nature in favor of industry marketing materials and theories. Bellevue, Nebraska is one example of a department who is parroting the marketing literature of industry manufacturers.

Ford Maintains a substantial Market Share of Police/Public Safety Vehicles producing around 35,000-45,000 PIUs annually. The approximate price with some common options place the PIU (Gasoline) around $43,000+ per unit, more expensive than the Chevrolet Tahoe in 2023. Your Personal Command Center The Ford Police Interceptor® Utility has versatility built in. Standard programmable steering wheel switches can be configured to operate sirens, lights, speakers and other police applications. Wired Smart On Police Interceptor® Utility and F-150 Police Responder®,a column shifter frees up the center console space to accommodate police equipment. On Police Interceptor Utility, an available rear console plate streamlines upfitting, interfacing with the front console plate as a wiring channel. This allows for direct installation of electronics equipment from the front console area to the rear of the vehicle. Available factory-installed and factory-sealed lighting and wiring packages make upfitting easier and offer peace of mind. 250-Amp Alternator* Without a powerful lithium-ion hybrid battery to call upon, optional non-hybrid versions of the Police Interceptor® Utility are equipped with a massive 250-amp alternator to support police radios, computers, lights, video cameras, radar, printers and more. Wiring and Lighting Solutions For all Ford police vehicles, a full range of wiring and LED lighting is available. Police Modifier Guides Ford Motor Company has assembled a series of Police Modifier Guides to assist upfitters toward achieving necessary standards of safety and quality in their vehicles.

While Sympathy for all those working on and in the roadways, the recurring failure to recognize: small, poorly designed, improperly maintained& overcrowded roadways combined with distracted drivers will result in more accidents for highway workers and stranded motorists. Entities can buy more and more lights while complaining as to their cost while chasing unicorn technology claimed as better, the result will be the status quo. WHERE IS THE NYSP STUDY? Overview As soon as you see lights, vests or reflectors, check traffic around you, SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER if safe to do so. Effective January 1, 2012, the New York State Move Over Law protects law enforcement officers, emergency workers, tow and service vehicle operators and other maintenance workers stopped along roadways while performing their duties. Drivers must use due care when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red or any combination of red, white or blue emergency lighting or a hazard vehicle displaying flashing amber lighting, or a vehicle displaying blue or green lighting: On all roads and highways, drivers must reduce speed; On Parkways and other controlled access highways with multiple lanes, when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red or any combination of red, white or blue emergency lighting, or a hazard vehicle displaying flashing amber lighting, or a vehicle displaying blue or green lighting, drivers must move from the lane immediately adjacent to the emergency or hazard vehicle, unless traffic or other hazards exist to prevent doing so safely. Penalties: Violations of this law are punishable as a moving violation. NY State Police testing new vertical light bars on vehicles The vertical lights are designed to increase visibility so drivers have more time to move over Dec 16, 2019 NEW YORK — The New York State Police has modified the light bars on top of their police cruisers to make emergency vehicles more noticeable. WHEC/News 10 reports the new light bars sit both horizontally and vertically atop police vehicles. The goal is to make vehicles more noticeable, especially from the side of the road, so drivers have more time to move over. "It's incredibly dangerous on the side of the roadway and most of the people don't have any idea because they've never been on the side of the road and if they have it's only been for moments,” Trooper Mark O’Donnell told WHEC. “But the police officers, the firefighters, the EMS people...their 8 to 12-hour shift is in the roadway or on the side of the road, so give us a break." NYSP plans to test the new lights to see if they impact driver behavior and emergency vehicle safety, WHEC/News 10 reports. O'Donnell couldn't say how long NYSP is planning to test the impact of the new light bars or how much they'll cost.

Upfitters, especially small ones, need choices to compete. Federal Signal believes the entire worldwide warning light market is a $1 Billion Dollar industry, we will work to break down this potential into markets. Federal Signal Corporation 2022 Earnings - More than 100 Years of Manufacturing Expertise We owe it to those who work each day to keep us safe – Police, Fire and other emergency services. When these guardians of society rush to scenes that others flee from, it is essential that their paths are clear, and their presence known. That’s why at Federal Signal, we have been innovating the most advanced audio and visual warning devices for over 100 years. Through innovation, experience, and a firm commitment to the people who protect us, Federal Signal produces market-leading signaling, communication and security systems. Our products are designed to light the way to safer communities. Our Public Safety Systems business is a leader in engineering and manufacturing reliable and high-performing products for emergency and work truck vehicles. We specialize in warning lights and sirens for police cars, fire engines, ambulances, tow trucks, utility trucks, and construction vehicles. Our domestic public safety and security business is headquartered in University Park, IL Federal Signal Vama is the European market leader in integrated emergency and service vehicle solutions, offering an extensive range of products and services. Federal Signal Vama delivers unique, customized solutions to customers including upfitting, software solutions, and maintenance services. Federal Signal Vama is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain The Federal Signal story begins at the dawn of the 20th century, when the Gilchrist brothers founded Federal Electric Company, a manufacturer of electric store signs in Chicago. Since joining the New York Stock Exchange in 1969, we have grown as a diversified industrial manufacturer of specialized vehicles for maintenance and infrastructure markets, as well as safety and security products, serving customers in municipal, government, industrial, and commercial markets. As an organization, we are relentless in our commitment to our customers to build and deliver equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we live and work. Federal Signal’s equipment keeps society moving, which means we have a duty to help solve the trickiest problems of the future in a sustainable and ethical manner. With every product we manufacture and every service we provide, we remain steadfast in our commitment to always do what is right. This commitment is shared throughout our organization, from our leadership to our people – the nearly 4,000 individuals who work each day to make this vision a reality.

SEE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, EMERGENCY LIGHTING RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPE EVALUATION, 2004, JAMES WELLS JR. VIRGINIA STATE POLICE PATROL VEHICLES 2023 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in partnership with Travis Terry in pursuit of a Doctor of Philosophy In Industrial and Systems Engineering degree appears to have omitted or was not aware of previous research on the topic by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) in 2004 regarding the effectiveness of multi colored warning lights as used on FHP patrol cars. At the time of the first funding of this project the FHP lighting study was less than ten years old. Since 2013 and nearly ten years and over $1 Million dollars later, the awardees along with their partners at the Virginia State Police have realized red lights may be of some benefit for their agency. They agency has appeared to depart from the roof mounted lightbar resulting from this study which has conspicuity and enhanced performance properties by itself and will limit certain law enforcement vehicle adaptations the agency will later want to incorporate. The situation in Virginia: 1) The VSP used Red Lights in the 1980's 2) The Florida Highway Patrol conducted agency research on the topic in 2004 3) Most of the nations emergency vehicles use red flashing lights, police, fire, ems in combination with other colors 4) Neither the "News", the School or the agency mentioned previously performed work on the topic during their press releases 5) "Virginia Tech’s research expenditures are up, in addition to an increase in sponsored awards by 15 percent, building upon the last fiscal year’s expenditure total of $542 million, despite the impact of COVID-19 felt nationally by higher education institutes, according to preliminary fiscal year end reports." 4 SEPT 2020 6) "Virginia Tech’s research expenditures have increased by 9 percent, approaching $600 million for fiscal year 2022, according to preliminary data." Evaluating the Efficacy of Lighting, Markings, and Paint Schemes in Reducing the Incidence of Law Enforcement Vehicle Crashes Awardee Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Award # 2013-R2-CX-K004 Total funding (to date) $1,159,508

MAPC/GBPC Upfit Aftermarket Contract Offers POOR CONTRACT PRACTICES RESULTING IN HIGHER PRICES FOR ALL MASS MUNIs *POLICE ADMINISTRATORS DO NOT SHOP! 1-PSUI CAN FIND NO OTHER STATE CONTRACT SIMILAR 2-LABOR IS ADDED TO THE COST OF THE PRODUCT 3-THE MORE EQUIPMENT, THE HIGHER THE UPFIT 4-ALL VEHICLE AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ARE SOLD AT SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IN OTHER NEW ENGLAND AND MOST OTHER US STATES Any City or Town in Massachusetts who utilizes Greater Boston Police Council (GBPC) Through Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) end up paying much more than most states for aftermarket police or emergency equipment which requires product upfit labor. In the example here, Greenfield and Mass State Police use the same brands in the upfit of their cruiser. Greenfield OR any Mass city using MAPC pay's substantially more than MSP for the same gear provided by the same upfitter! WHY? Mass cities & towns are restricted from using the MSP contract. MAPC/GBPC product prices include installation labor with the cost of the product. There is no way to separate out the upfit labor from the cost of the items requested. This practice appears unique to Massachusetts. Depending on the size of your city, tens of thousands or more are being wasted due to artificially high cruiser equipment prices. The more complex the build, the more labor is added into the total cost. In the video we compare the 2020 cost of an MSP cruiser as compared to a 2020 Greenfield cruiser. Greenfield OR any town in Mass is paying more than $4, 300 higher product for product MAPC. ABOUT MAPC- The Public Works and Public Safety Cooperative Purchasing Program is only one of many ways that MAPC can help protect your municipality through the right vehicles and gear. Under this easy “shop and buy” program, communities with membership to the Greater Boston Police Council (GBPC) has the flexibility to purchase police cruisers, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and public works construction equipment without having to worry about the expense, delays and complexities of obtaining it. Through this purchasing program, MAPC advocates for member communities by handling the entire bidding process, manages the contracts and handles any problems with a purchase. Become a member today! GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Greenfield Police Department has proposed cuts to patrols in order to accommodate budget cuts passed by the City Council last year. 22News looked into what is next in this process. The Greenfield City Council meeting Wednesday night sparked controversy when Police Chief Robert Haigh announced the department’s plans to eliminate patrols between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. entirely starting February 1st in an effort to accommodate budget cuts approved by the city council over the summer and a number of officer departures over the last few months. The Mayor’s office called it unfortunate and emphasized that it’s just a proposal. “It’s a truly, truly regrettable situation. But, eliminating the night shift was the least bad option,” said Greenfield Mayor Roxanne Wedegartner. “It’s not as if that is all set in stone. I think we tried really hard to convey that in our back and forth with the council and it will be set in stone if we can’t come up with a solution.”

Local Media sorts out questions from viewers regarding warning lights. In many states, different colors of lights used by EMS, police and other first responders can vary from state to state. Where a red light may be for an ambulance in one state, it may be the primary police light color in another state. Most people don’t realize that each state regulates the appropriate colors of emergency lights allowed on all vehicles. These laws include emergency police, fire and rescue, ambulance and other first response vehicles, as well as taxis, buses and both commercial and non-commercial street traffic. Flashing emergency vehicle lights are most commonly seen on police cars, ambulances, and fire engines. These vehicles, when they are moving in response to an emergency situation, have to be allowed to move faster than the other automobiles on the road. Flashing of emergency vehicle lights, together with sirens, ensures it. First responders who work full-time with departments and drive agency vehicles usually don’t think twice about the legality of their emergency vehicle lights. However, there is a group of first responders who are always questioning whether they are in the scope of the law. Volunteer firefighters, dive teams, physicians, county coroners, volunteer EMS, and many companies that use caution vehicles in their day-to-day activities often question whether they can use emergency vehicle lights and sirens on their vehicles. There are huge legalities involved with the utilization of this type of equipment, and the laws vary from state to state.

Two Recent Videos. One relating to a Duke University Study examining how management may overtask the blindly loyal employee, another about employees who have been laid off or terminated with a severance agreement language that may tend to restrict certain conversations previously restricted by contract. NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo with Guidance to Regions on Severance Agreements Office of Public Affairs 202-273-1991 March 22, 2023 Today, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memo to all Field Offices with guidance on the Board’s recent decision in McLaren Macomb, in which the Board returned to longstanding precedent holding that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act when they offer employees severance agreements that require employees to broadly waive their rights under the Act. The guidance will assist Regions in responding to inquiries from workers, employers, labor organizations, and the public about implications stemming from the case. The memo offers guidance on the decision’s scope and effect, such as the retroactive effect of the decision and the application of the decision to supervisors. The memo also provides guidance on the kinds of severance agreement provisions that could violate the Act if proffered, maintained, or enforced, including confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-disparagement, among others. “Lawful severance agreements may continue to be proffered, maintained, and enforced if they do not have overly broad provisions that affect the rights of employees to engage with one another to improve their lot as employees” said General Counsel Abruzzo. “[However], the future rights of employees as well as the rights of the public may not be waived in a way that precludes future exercise of Section 7 rights, including engaging in protected concerted activities and accessing the Agency.” If workers believe their rights have been violated by the proffer, maintenance, or enforcement of unlawful severance agreements, or have questions, they can call the NLRB at 1-844-762-6572 and speak with an information officer. Managers Exploit Loyal Workers Over Less Committed Colleagues A loyal worker gets more extra work than the fair, honest, or disloyal employee DURHAM, N.C. – Company loyalty is a double-edged sword, according to a new study. Managers target loyal workers over less committed colleagues when doling out unpaid work and additional job tasks. “Companies want loyal workers, and there is a ton of research showing that loyal workers provide all sorts of positive benefits to companies,” said Matthew Stanley, Ph.D., the lead researcher on the new paper and postdoctoral researcher at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. “But it seems like managers are apt to target them for exploitative practices.” That’s the main conclusion from a series of experiments conducted by Stanley and his colleagues Chris Neck, Ph.D. and Chris Neck, father-and-son researchers at Arizona State University and West Virginia University, respectively. The findings appeared online January 6 in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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WITH - 77 precincts, 12 transit districts, 9 housing police service areas & Police vehicles: 9,624, Police boats: 29, Helicopters: 8 Horses: 45, K-9 units: 34 The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, municipal police departments in the United States. The NYPD is headquartered at 1 Police Plaza, located on Park Row in Lower Manhattan near City Hall. The NYPD's regulations are compiled in title 38 of the New York City Rules. The NYC Transit Police and NYC Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. Dedicated units of the NYPD include the Emergency Service Unit, K-9, harbor patrol, highway patrol, air support, bomb squad, counterterrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-organized crime, narcotics, mounted patrol, public transportation, and public housing units. The NYPD employs over 50,000 people, including more than 35,000 uniformed officers. According to the official CompStat database, the NYPD responded to nearly 500,000 reports of crime and made over 200,000 arrests during 2019. In 2020, it had a budget of US$6 billion. However, the NYPD's actual spending often exceeds its budget. The NYPD has a history of police brutality, corruption, and misconduct, which critics argue persists into the present day. Due to its high-profile location in the largest city and media center in the U.S., fictionalized versions of the NYPD and its officers have frequently been portrayed in novels, radio, television, motion pictures, and video games. The Municipal Police were established in 1845, replacing an old night watch system. Mayor William Havemeyer shepherded the NYPD together.[17] In 1857, the force was replaced by the Metropolitan Police. The NYPD appointed its first Black officer in 1911 and the first female officers in 1918. In 1961, highly decorated NYPD officer Mario Biaggi, later a US Congressman, became the first police officer in New York State to be made a member of the National Police Officers Hall of Fame. In the mid-1980s, NYPD began to police street-level drug markets much more intensively, leading to a sharp increase in incarceration. In 1992, Mayor David Dinkins created an independent Civilian Complaint Review Board for the NYPD. In response to this, some NYPD officers violently protested and rioted. They blocked traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge, demonstrated at City Hall and shouted racial epithets.[The protests were sponsored by the NYPD union. In 1994 the NYPD developed the CompStat computer system for tracking crime geographically, which is now in use by other police departments in the US and Canada. Research is mixed on whether CompStat had an impact on crime rates. The New York City Transit Police and the New York City Housing Authority Police Department were merged into the NYPD in 1995. In 2021, the NYPD ceased enforcement of marijuana crimes other than driving under the influence.

Upfitters, especially small ones, need choices to compete. End Users should be tired of paying ridiculous prices for brands spending millions in fancy marketing schemes. Another cool brand offering interesting and competitive products. UpFitting Public Safety Vehicles, there is more choice than ever to obtain quality products quickly at budget strapped pricing. Large manufacturers are gimmick driven, overpriced with ridiculous lead times delivering NO ADDED VALUE to your build or the public tax dollars. TECNIQ Working as LED design consultants for automotive companies, Jeff Condon and Mark Pruss envisioned what would become TecNiq Inc. From humble beginnings, TecNiq Inc. was formed with one simple focus in mind. To create the most efficient and cost saving LED products available. Since then, TecNiq has blazed a trail from grassroots to becoming an international competitor in the LED vehicular lighting industry. Our focus is to create the most efficient and cost-saving LED products on the market - coupled with quality components, rigorous testing, timely delivery, and reliable customer relations. All of this has proven to be a strong business model. The TecNiq motto “Customer for Life” hits home for many of the customers who have been with TecNiq from the beginning. This motto comes from the fundamental belief that our customers provide us with growth, so we show them gratitude. This gratitude is delivered through a Quality Team dedicated to resolution, a Customer Service team that listens and acts, and many other team throughout the building working every day to give our customers a competitive edge in their industry. Engineering is at the Heart of what TecNiq does. Being owned and operated by engineers, TecNiq works daily to ensure our team, processes, and products are on a path of continuous improvement; sharing knowledge, investing in equipment, and finding new ways to provide our customers with a higher return on investment. Our market flexibility and creative innovation have resulted in our ability to keep prices competitive as we continue to engineer, design, and assemble off-the-shelf and custom solutions, complete with prototyping, testing, and certification for multiple industry’s. Since its beginning, TecNiq has proudly Designed, Engineered, and Assembled its products in the USA. At TecNiq our In-house Injection Molding capabilities continue to grow year after year. We now have the capabilities to help companies with simple to complex injection molding requirements. From overmolding to internal and external threading, our experts are here to work with you and help you develop great products. Below are some of the machines and specs for consideration. All of our plastic injection machines have been chosen because of their precision and energy efficiency. TecNiq LED Lighting Solutions have helped to create a higher standard in LED lighting for commercial, industrial, personal, and emergency vehicle lighting applications. TecNiq begins with a simple belief that we can offer our customers the greatest value, the highest quality LED lights and custom solutions, with the best customer care in the industry. From OEM businesses, large scale fleets, upfitters, weekend warriors, and even individual owner operators – TecNiq provides consistent, reliable, high qulity LED performance. Our products incorporate marine grade passivated stainless steels, automotive grade polycarbonates and polyurethane sealed circuit boards. We source the highest quality materials and LEDs, so that our customers can be assured they are getting the best LED products on the market. And finally, we continue to test each and every light that comes out of our facility to the highest standards in the industry.

Upfitters, especially small ones, need choices to compete. End Users should be tired of paying ridiculous prices for brands spending millions in fancy marketing schemes. Another cool brand offering interesting and competitive products. Upfitting Public Safety Vehicles, there is more choice than ever to obtain quality products quickly at budget strapped pricing. Large manufacturers are gimmick driven, overpriced with ridiculous lead times delivering NO ADDED VALUE to your build. Fire Research Corporation manufactures safety equipment, controls, instrumentation, displays, scene lighting, and vehicle video systems. FRC's lineup of products are used in the fire service, EMS, and mining industry and help promote a safer, more efficient work environment. Here you can find the latest about our products including many common technical service procedures. FRC is a Safe Fleet brand and part of the Safe Fleet Fire, EMS, and Industrial Group. Founded in 1968, Fire Research Corp. (FRC) has been manufacturing innovative products designed for the Fire and Safety Industry for over four decades. Safety equipment, controls, instrument displays, scene lights, and station accessories are shipped to truck builders, dealers, and fire departments throughout the world. Whether it is used at the scene during operations, for training, or in the station house, each product is specifically designed to promote a safer working environment. In 2013, FRC purchased FoamPro, the world leader for foam proportioning systems. FoamPro division offers fully-automatic foam proportioning systems, regardless of changes in flow or pressure. Numerous models and options are designed to meet unique requirements as encountered in municipal, wildland, marine, industrial, ARFF and CAFS applications. FRC and FoamPro are housed in a 38,000 square feet facility located in Nesconset, NY. The facility houses all manufacturing, production, engineering, corporate, sales and service groups. This complex includes: Automated Machine Shops; Paint Shop with Powder Coating Booth and Oven; Mechanical Assembly, Scene-Lighting, and Electronic Production Lines; Sewing Shop; Flow and Pressure Pump Test Station; Electrical/Electronic Design and Software Programming Test Labs. Both FRC and FoamPro are part of the Safe Fleet family.

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