Drivers Failing to Move for Emergency and Fire Vehicles Disrupt Local First Responders

Some of the harshest fines and penalties a driver can receive stem from not moving for emergency vehicles on our roads.

Madawaska Valley Fire Chief Corwin Quade is reminding the public every second counts when first-responders are making their way to a scene.

Chief Quade says in the span of only one week three complaints were filed after drivers failed to give way to emergency vehicles responding to calls.

When an ambulance, police vehicle or fire truck has their lights and sirens activated all traffic must pull to the side of the road in both directions.