Borough of Carlisle, PA Article III Blue Lights on Vehicles

[Adopted 4-9-1959 as part of Ord. No. 145-C, approved 4-9-1959; amended in its entirety 4-11-1994 by Ord. No. 1783, approved 4-11-1994]

§ 22-16 Authorization to install and use.

Pursuant to authority granted by the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as the same is amended from time to time,[1] active members of the fire police, as appointed pursuant to Article II of this chapter, are hereby authorized to install and maintain, at their own expense, blue lights on their private vehicles, subject to the requirements of state law applicable thereto. Except as provided herein, no other active or inactive members of the fire companies comprising the Fire Department of the Borough of Carlisle shall be authorized to install and/or use such lights.

[1] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.

§ 22-17 Rescinding of authorization; rules and regulations.

At any time, and in its sole discretion, the Borough Council shall have authority to rescind the authorization granted to any member of the fire police to use such blue light on his or her automobile or truck and shall report any such change to the Fire Chief, the Police Chief and the proper authorities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and such change shall thereupon become effective. The Borough Council may make such regulations as it deems necessary relative to the installation and operation of such blue lights that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, other ordinances of the Borough of Carlisle and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

§ 22-18 Operation and use.

Such blue light shall be operated on the private vehicles of authorized members of the fire police only at such time as such members are actually engaged in answering fire or other duly authorized calls in their private vehicles and shall not be operated by them at any other time. Borough police shall permit such authorized members of the fire police to pass expeditiously through traffic and restricted areas as emergency vehicles and shall render all necessary assistance to enable such authorized members to reach the scene of a fire, other civil emergency or other authorized response, and park conveniently thereat, provided that such authorized members of the fire police shall at all times be required to observe the traffic laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the Borough of Carlisle, and the authority granted in this article does not constitute authority to them to violate any such traffic laws.