Clarification on tagging vehicles during winter events During a winter event, first responders are constantly on roadways to give road condition reports and checking to see if people need help or if they are stranded in vehicles. If an emergency responder comes upon a vehicle that obviously shouldnt be where it is, they check it for occupants, notify dispatch of the tag number, contact law enforcement, and a decision whether to have it towed or not will be made. If the decision is made to have the vehicle towed, it will go through the 9-1-1 dispatcher to have a wrecker dispatched. These vehicles also will be tagged with some sort of bright colored tape to notify other first responders that are mobile that this vehicle was checked and no one is inside freezing to death or injured. If a vehicle is flagged it does not mean it will be towed or the owner of the vehicle will be penalized in any way. It simply means no one in this vehicle is needing immediate assistance to preserve life or needing an ambulance for injuries. It will usually be flagged in a high place as well, such as the top of an antenna, incase the vehicle is covered in more falling snow or snow drifts over it at a later time. During weather events, minutes can be the difference of life and death if the vehicle you are in becomes broke down, stranded, slid off the roadway, etc. That is why emergency responders flag vehicles that are located on or near roadways, or appear to be abandoned. Its similar to houses that have been searched after a tornado - they put a big orange X on it to signify ALL CLEAR. Same concept. Hope this helps with any confusion. HCLEPC
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 13:48:15 +0000
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