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MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) — The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has a new way to alert drivers when they're nearby with lights and sirens on, and it could reduce crashes during emergencies, construction, even car chases.

As they transition into newer fleet, MCSO recently installed HAAS Safety Cloud in most of their squad cars.

It's a digital alert system that tells drivers if emergency vehicles are nearby.

"The transponder is sending out that signal when the squad has its lights turned on and activated," explained Chief Deputy Brian Barkow.

The alert notifications are built into some newer model cars, but anyone can get them through the Waze app.

A message pops up on the screen, it gives an auditory announcement, and it shows the squad's location on a map.

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