Franklin County residents may soon take advantage of a program that will put their medical history quickly in the hands of first responders in case of a roadway emergency.

The Franklin County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday morning to participate in the Yellow Dot Program, which is administered by the Northeast Alabama Traffic Safety Office.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs/Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Division funded the program.

The program places a yellow sticker in the window of a participant's vehicle.

If the person were to have a wreck, the sticker signals to first responders that a yellow packet containing the driver's photo identification and medical history, including allergies, is in the glove box.

The program is free to participants and will carry a minimal cost — probably hundreds, not thousands of dollars — for the county, Probate Judge Barry Moore said.

"We're just at the start of the program now," he said. "But we're going to try to get it started as soon as possible."

County Administrator Crista Madden said the county was approached about the program nearly a year ago, but soon after, the April 27 tornado struck and put plans for enacting the program on hold.

Moore said the county's fire and rescue squad will be the primary people in charge of the program.

The commission voted to appoint Michael Moomaw and Pete Brackin as heads of the county's Yellow Dot Program.

"Our elected officials are going to change soon, so we want (the program) to be implemented and be managed by a group of people who are going to be fairly constant," Madden said.

Hannah Mask can be reached at 256-740-5728 or hannah.mask@TimesDaily.com.