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63A Traffic Direction and Control <br /> <br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 10 of 10 <br />i. Wearing as much highly visible clothing and equipment as may be <br />available; <br />ii. Providing motorists with as much notice as possible that an <br />impending hazard or obstruction is ahead. This may be done with <br />the use of flares or other warning and traffic control devices; <br />iii. Other resources such as road signs, emergency lights, and <br />flashing road arrows which may be available upon request from <br />the Department of Public Works, the Fire Department or other <br />agency; and <br />iv. The officer may use an emergency police vehicle to provide <br />additional lighting or to make use of the emergency lights to warn <br />on-coming traffic. <br /> <br />4. Fire Scenes. The Lexington Police Department's primary role at a fire scene is <br />furnish close cooperation to the Fire Department and to assist in the preservation <br />of life, the protection of property, the prevention of crime, the establishment of fire <br />lines, the control of crowds and the following traffic direction and control duties: <br /> <br />a. Establish a perimeter and allow no unauthorized vehicles or pedestrians to <br />enter (Note: police vehicles should be located at or outside the perimeter <br />in order to avoid being blocked in by firefighting apparatus); <br />b. Close streets and/or reroute traffic around the fire scene; <br />c. Control and monitor bystanders and spectators; and <br />d. Provide other assistance consistent with the needs of public safety. <br />e. Investigate any crime involved (covered in other policies). <br />