(a) Due to the time-critical nature of response to the scene of a disaster or major emergency occurrence, the Director of the Division of Emergency Management may designate appropriate vehicles as requested in the staffing patterns of the state offices of emergency management and local offices of emergency management and designate other state agency vehicles with an emergency management response requirement as emergency response vehicles.
(b) Designated state and local government emergency response vehicles under this chapter shall share the same privileges and immunities regarding traffic laws and ordinances as other emergency vehicles as defined by state law.
(c) Emergency vehicles authorized by this chapter shall be identified by a flashing light or rotating beacon which will be green in color.
(d) When responding to an emergency, the designated emergency vehicle shall have flashing lights or rotating beacon activated and must be equipped with and operating a siren device.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 5 - Emergency Management
Chapter 75 - Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 12-75-102. Policy and purposes
§ 12-75-104. Scope of chapter — Limitations
§ 12-75-107. Declaration of disaster emergencies
§ 12-75-108. Local disaster emergencies — Declaration
§ 12-75-109. Division of Emergency Management — Establishment — Personnel
§ 12-75-110. Division of Emergency Management — State emergency operations plan
§ 12-75-111. Division of Emergency Management — Other powers and duties
§ 12-75-112. Communications networks
§ 12-75-113. Emergency response vehicles
§ 12-75-114. Governor — Disaster emergency responsibilities
§ 12-75-115. Disaster prevention generally
§ 12-75-116. State and local governmental entities — Liaison officers
§ 12-75-117. Interjurisdictional disaster planning and service areas
§ 12-75-118. Local and interjurisdictional offices of emergency management and services
§ 12-75-119. Statewide mutual aid system
§ 12-75-121. Utilization of existing services and facilities
§ 12-75-122. Political activity prohibited
§ 12-75-123. Appropriations and authority to accept services, gifts, grants, and loans
§ 12-75-124. Compensation for services and property
§ 12-75-125. Donation of property or equipment — Immunity
§ 12-75-126. Public safety officers
§ 12-75-128. Emergency responders — Immunities and exemptions
§ 12-75-129. Emergency responders — Workers' compensation benefits
§ 12-75-130. Call-up of retired law enforcement officers
§ 12-75-131. Disaster relief pay
§ 12-75-132. Arkansas Homeland Security Advisory Group — Created