Lights and Sirens

[pvit486]

Does anyone know the rules to have lights & Sirens in your personal vehicle in New York State?

 

[rescuecpt]

You can have one blue light or one green light on your personal vehicle. If you carry full (AED, suction, O2, the whole schebang) gear and meet Part 800 certification standards, the state will issue you the same sticker that the ambulance has on the front windshield, and then you can have red lights and sirens.

 

[pvit486]

But how do I get in contact with the state for this???

 

[rescuecpt]

You need to be affiliated with a department who will allow you to do this. The State won't certify anyone freelance... If you're on LI or in NYC or Westchester try calling Brian Sherwood in the NY DOH office, he does certifications in those areas. If you're in another area, and/or to get Brian's number, go to the NY State site and look up the DOH, his contact info should be on there.

 

[EMTBandit]

Im not sure about there, but I know here in Jersey Volunteers are allowed blue lights in there personal vehicle and are to be used only in the town they are affiliated with. But around here surrounding towns usually let you go through because most are Volunteer themselves. Only the captains of the organizations or their Lt.'s and such are allowed to have Red lights and sirens and can legally respond anywhere in the state if they wanted to. It might not be that far off in New York.

 

[KEVD18]

do you have a current call/vollie service affiliation???? if not, then you shouldnt have lights and or a siren in you vehicle. then your not even a whacker, your an unconnected whacker! mainly you'll just be they guy with 10 jump kits, a hundred lights, 3 scanners and a helmet and reflective coat that goes cruising around saturday nights waiting for "the big one" to happen right in front of them.(btw, these arfe the guys that are always getting in trouble for running code illegaly, showing up at scenes they have no business at, pissing off the fire chief etc etc etc...)

if you have a service affiliation, talk to your dept head about the policy of pov emergency equipment. the dept policy and the general state policy can be drastically different

good luck, be safe and welcome to the form

 

[Mercy4Angels]

jersey requires you to be an EMT not just a ride along or first responder and affiliated with a volly service. you can only use it in your town like the other poster said and the lights an be white and blue. poster covered the capt and lt.

 

[Raf]

Blue is for cops..in MA personal response vehicles can only have red or white. If people had a blue light in the front you could pretend to pull people over, this is how we differentiate off-duty cops and first responders.

You have to be affiliated with a department, and usually have to be at least an EMT-B.

 

[NJEMT1]

Not sure about New York, but here's how it is in NJ: MUST be a member of a Volunteer Ambulance Corps to have a blue light, and must get a blue light permit through your Corps or Squad in order to legally use a blue light to respond. Only the Captain can have a red light, blue for everyone else. If you're not a member of an Ambulance Corps, you shouldn't really have a blue light. I got a LED blue light through my Corps, and I have a blue light permit. Hope this helps, just talk to your Corps!

 

[EMSPlace]

Not positive but I believe it is limited to green and blue lights, although I did see a fire chief with red and white lights in his personal work truck.

 

[Hedar]

i know, my infos are useless for you, but just to post something, in Italy the only lights u can put on your private vehicle are orange and red lights, blue lights are rescue only, police, fireman and ambulance use blue lights only...
green lights... i never see it nowhere

anyway... I have 2 magnetic blue strobo lights in my car box

 

[fm_emt]

i know, my infos are useless for you, but just to post something, in Italy the only lights u can put on your private vehicle are orange and red lights, blue lights are rescue only, police, fireman and ambulance use blue lights only...
green lights... i never see it nowhere

anyway... I have 2 magnetic blue strobo lights in my car box

Where do you fit the espresso machine?!

 

[firecoins]

in NY, you must be affiliated with an ambulance corp which has approved your light. If you do EMS, its green, if a firefighter, blue.

 

[Hedar]

Where do you fit the espresso machine?!

:unsure:

Sry?!

Don't understand :sad:

 

[firecoins]

:unsure:

Sry?!

Don't understand :sad:

Certain people fill their car up with emergency equipment. They may as well as have expresso machine.

 

[Hedar]

It's hard to believe. . .

But I don't drink coffee . . .

Anyway, in my car i have a pocket mask, 2 ice, disinfectant, gloves and a orange Nek-lock

. . . and a blue light B)

 

[firecoins]

I have a box of gloves and a CPR mask. The rest is stored on responding EMS units.