Detroit Fire Department is turning to technology in hopes of reducing the number of crashes involving apparatus.
WDIV reporters who have been tracking collisions for months learned many involved injuries.
On Sunday, a responding rig and a van collided. Seven civilians were transported to a hospital. All were later released.
Fire Commissioner Charles Simms said the department is in a pilot program using Safety Cloud by HAAS Alert.
The alert system on a fire engine can send a signal to Stellantis vehicles by turning down the stereo and putting a message on the driver’s phone.
“We’re hoping that that would help curb some of those accidents and alert people before we get to some type of intersection or street,” he said.
