CHAPTER 167

S.P. 464 - L.D. 1337

An Act To Allow Firefighters and Emergency Service Personnel

To Direct Traffic

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2091 is enacted to read:

§2091.__Control of vehicular traffic at emergency scenes

1.__Definition.__For the purposes of this section, "public safety traffic flagger" means a municipal firefighter, a volunteer firefighter or a member of an emergency medical service licensed by the Department of Public Safety, Maine Emergency Medical Services who is trained in accordance with subsection 2 and authorized by the chief official of the fire department or emergency medical service to control vehicular traffic.

2.__Training.__All public safety traffic flaggers must receive training approved by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards in controlling traffic on public ways.__Training may consist of video instruction, instruction in a classroom setting, distribution of informational handbooks or other educational materials or other training activities.

3.__Authority.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this Title, a public safety traffic flagger shall wear a reflective traffic vest or protective clothing as defined by Title 26, section 2103, subsection 3 and has the authority to control vehicular traffic on a public way at or to reroute vehicular traffic around a public safety emergency, including a medical