In an emergency, seconds matter. Giving emergency vehicles green lights saves time when reaching citizens in need. One of the biggest challenges when responding to an emergency call includes navigating congested intersections safely and efficiently. Applied Information is addressing this issue with technology that helps emergency vehicles arrive on scene as timeously and safely as possible. For more information about Preemption, please download the media kit.
Applied Information has launched a buy-back program in North America allowing local governments and fire departments to trade in outdated optical emergency vehicle preemption hardware for credit toward its modern GPS and cellular-based Glance system, helping agencies upgrade while recouping value from legacy equipment.
The City of Milton has added traffic-signal preemption technology that gives fire trucks green lights during emergency responses, helping crews arrive faster and lowering crash risk at intersections. Using Applied Information’s Glance-connected iATL platform, equipped vehicles and signals “communicate” so lights change only when sirens and lights are active, typically 10–15 seconds before the truck reaches an intersection.
Roswell is installing a citywide emergency vehicle preemption system so fire and ambulance vehicles can trigger safer green lights. The city says it could cut response times by up to 20%, reduce intersection crashes, and potentially improve its ISO rating, with completion expected by late summer/early fall 2025.
Roswell, GA is installing emergency vehicle preemption technology at all 107 city-controlled traffic signals—with additional state-run signals expected to be added. Developed by Applied Information, the system enables GPS-and-cellular-equipped emergency vehicles to communicate with traffic lights, prompting green lights as they approach intersections and clearing the way for faster, safer travel. Roswell officials say this upgrade could reduce response times by up to 20%, improving safety for first responders and the public. The technology has also been deployed in Alpharetta and Marietta, where it reduced response times by about 18%—roughly 10 seconds per intersection.
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