Horn beeping? Wisconsin officers issue reminder about squad car climate settings, what to do - WeAreGreenBay.com
Horn beeping? Wisconsin officers issue reminder about squad car climate settings, what to do | WFRV
(WFRV) – If you ever happen to be near a squad car that has its horn beeping but no officer inside, officers in western Wisconsin are reminding people about what emergency actions need to be done.
In a Facebook post from the Osseo Police Department, authorities say that if the horn is beeping it means the squad car’s heat alarm is going off.
“Sometimes our officer has to leave [their] K9 in the car to handle a call,” read the release from Osseo PD. In most cases when a squad car’s heat alarm is going off, the windows roll down and a fan goes on.
But officers say that even with climate settings, mechanical failures can still happen.
If you happen to be in this scenario and hear the alarm, you are asked to call 911, which could end up saving the K9’s life.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”