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Jul 2, 2008

Lights, siren to become optional

This August, Baltimore City residents might notice fewer sirens from firetrucks speeding to emergencies.

Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack said the city Fire Department will launch a multitiered response system to save the city money spent sending unnecessary equipment on nonemergency calls and to increase the safety of emergency responders and other drivers on the road.

'We just want to make sure we are matching our response with our risk,' Clack said.

Under the new policy, calls to the department will be deemed 'hot,' 'warm' or 'cold.'

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