NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — While on the road, drivers become aware of nearby emergency vehicles through lights and sirens. But in North Myrtle Beach, new technology will give drivers a 30-second heads-up before they see or hear anything.
In the last few years, Pierce Manufacturing introduced HAAS Alert technology into all its new trucks. When North Myrtle Beach recently purchased its newest truck, they were introduced to the system.
“It’s a system node provided in all of our newer apparatus that we order,” Division Chief Michael Huber said. “It’s built into the rig, and it alerts users through their mapping program.”…