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A police SUV in Prague, Czech Republic in 2024. An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment and resources, or perform their tasks efficiently.
Traffic signal preemption (also called traffic signal prioritisation) is a system that allows an operator to override the normal operation of traffic lights.The most common use of these systems manipulates traffic signals in the path of an emergency vehicle, halting conflicting traffic and allowing the emergency vehicle right-of-way, thereby reducing response times and enhancing traffic safety.
Emergency vehicle lighting, also known as simply emergency lighting or emergency lights, is a type of vehicle lighting used to visually announce a vehicle's presence to other road users. A sub-type of emergency vehicle equipment , emergency vehicle lighting is generally used by emergency vehicles and other authorized vehicles in a variety of ...
The ECRV, or Emergency Communications Response Vehicle, was designed and created for the American Red Cross by Disaster Services Communications paid and volunteer staff, to provide communications links between disaster relief operations and the Disaster Operation Center. However, as of February 21, 2013, the ECRV has been phased out in favor of ...
In some countries, each emergency service has its own emergency number (e.g. 110 for police, 118 for coast guard, 119 for fire and medical in Japan; 110 for police, 119 for fire, 120 for medical in China). Calls made to emergency services to report emergencies are called calls for service.
Many of these sirens have been removed, but some still are operating in tornado siren systems. Longtime engineer Earl Gosswiller patented the Beacon-Ray and TwinSonic products, which were popular emergency vehicle lightbars. In 1955, the company became a corporation, renaming itself "Federal Sign and Signal Corporation" [citation needed]. By ...
A runaway truck ramp on the A7 in Germany. A runaway truck ramp, runaway truck lane, escape lane, safety ramp, emergency escape ramp, or truck arrester bed is a traffic device that enables vehicles which are having braking problems to stop safely.
A rescue vehicle is a specialised vehicle designed to transport and provide the equipment necessary for technical rescue. [1] Vehicles carry an array of special equipment such as the jaws of life , wooden cribbing , generators , winches , hi-lift jacks , cranes , cutting torches , circular saws and other forms of heavy equipment unavailable on ...