New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 24 - EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND OTHER SPECIFIED VEHICLES
Subchapter 2 - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIRENS; RED EMERGENCY LIGHT AND SIREN PERMITS
Section 13:24-2.9 - Siren mounting requirements
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) A siren may be mounted at any location on an authorized emergency vehicle.
(b) A siren that is utilized on a vehicle pursuant to a permit issued in accordance with this subchapter shall be mounted in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation and be audible from a distance of not less than 500 feet.
(c) Notwithstanding (b) above, a current chief of a volunteer fire company or the first assistant chief of a volunteer fire company or a chief officer of a volunteer first aid or rescue squadwho has been authorized by a permit issued pursuant to this subchapter to utilize a siren on a vehicle that he or she owns and that is registered in his or her name shall mount the siren under the hood of the vehicle.
(d) Vehicles operated by those Emergency Management personnel set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:24-3.1 or 3.2 or by those search and rescue team personnel set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:24-3.3 shall comply with the siren mounting and use requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:24-3.