HAAS Alert News

In Franklin, users will find more than lights and sirens any time an emergency crew gets close. Users may notice a new alert pop up in GPS. It’s new technology meant to make the roads safer for drivers and first responders. Safety Cloud® “When they are responding, that’s when the notification goes out to the motorist, about a 30-second heads up to whenever we would be seen,” explained Daniel Donegan, a fire analyst with the Franklin Fire Department. It’s...

Now, it's not only lights and sirens that will tell a driver if an emergency vehicle is inbound. Despite the law requiring drivers to pull off to the side of the street if an ambulance or fire engine is inbound, not everyone follows the rules. With new technology that can notify a motorist automatically, cities like Troy are hoping to make their emergency runs safe for both the first responders and those on the road. Offering better solution ‘It’ is HAAS Alert, a tech start-up. T...

Two Texas Panhandle fire departments are implementing a new alert system to prevent collisions and improve road safety. Drivers encounter all sorts of hazards on the road that they are supposed to slow down and move over for, such as emergency vehicles and work zones. If an emergency vehicle is in route, the HAAS Alert. Safety Cloud system alerts drivers to slow down or move over. This year, both the Dalhart Fire Department and Hartley Fire and EMS have added this system to their dail...

One of the most dangerous calls a fire department can receive is an accident on a highway. When first responders arrive on the scene, they not only have to care for the injured, but they also must protect themselves from passing motorists who often travel at high speeds and are possibly distracted by a variety of factors.  This was the case this past spring when the South Strabane Fire Department responded to an accident on I-70 in Pennsylvania. A motorist failed to change lanes as they approa...

HAAS Alert is thrilled to announce the addition of Rob Duckworth to the team as the company's new National DOT Sales Manager. Rob will draw on his extensive past experiences in the highway safety space to bring Safety Cloud® digital alerting to fleets and roads managed by Departments of Transportation across the country. Statewide training programs Rob's lifelong passion for safety is reflected in his two decades of service in public safety and highway safety. Most recently, he was appoin...

LYT, a pioneer in intelligent connected traffic technology solutions, announces its LYT Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) solution now integrates with HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud to better inform traffic signals and other motorists of approaching emergency vehicles. LYT’s EVP solution produces a consistent and reliable green light for every emergency vehicle more affordably than other products on the market. These solutions harness the power of a single secure edge device installed i...

Emergency vehicle manufacturer - Marion Body Works is making HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud® a standard safety solution on new apparatus, the company announced recently. The collaboration will equip newly manufactured Marion Body Works apparatus with the Safety Cloud Responder-to-Vehicle (R2V™) service, enabling fire crews to automatically deliver digital alerts to nearby drivers up to 30 seconds in advance and reduce the risk of collision by up to 90%. Safety Cloud - industry stand...

Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, has announced that it has further improved safety in the fire industry by collaborating with HAAS, Inc. d/b/a HAAS Alert to offer digital collision avoidance technology as a standard integration on Appleton-built custom chassis produced for domestic and Canadian municipal customers, and as an available aftermarket solution for apparatus currently in service. Safety Cloud solutions HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud works by sending real-t...

ECCO Safety Group (ESG), which includes the industry-renowned Code 3 brand that manufactures lighting and safety solutions for emergency vehicles, has announced the official market launch of its innovative Connected Safety Solution, powered by the HAAS Alert Safety Cloud. Collision prevention technology HAAS Alert’s collision prevention technology paired with Code 3’s lineup of reliable lighting and safety solutions, including its flagship Matrix system, sends digital alerts that w...

REV Group, a manufacturer of globally renowned specialty vehicle brands, has entered a multi-year partnership with HAAS Alert Safety Cloud service on E-ONE, Ferrara and KME fire apparatus. AXIS Smart Truck Technology E-ONE, Ferrara and KME fire apparatus with AXIS Smart Truck Technology will also be equipped with the HAAS Safety Cloud to allow first responders to broadcast their route to nearby motorists via smartphone apps when emergency vehicles are nearby. By delivering real-time alerts to...