enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Emergency vehicle equipment - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_vehicle_equipment

    An ambulance with two red revolving lights mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren.Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably for the vehicle's conventional AM/FM radio.

  3. Computer-aided dispatch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_dispatch

    CAD systems may be interconnected with automatic vehicle location systems, mobile data terminals, office telephones, and selective calling and push-to-talk ID.. Computer-assisted dispatch systems use one or more servers located in a central dispatch office, which communicate with computer terminals in a communications center or with mobile data terminals installed in vehicles.

  4. Federal Signal Corporation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Signal_Corporation

    Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group manufactures street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaner and vacuum loader trucks, hydro excavators, waterblasting equipment, dump truck bodies, and trailers. Federal Signal Safety and Security Systems Group manufactures campus alerting systems, emergency vehicle lighting, emergency sirens, alarm systems ...

  5. Emergency vehicle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_vehicle

    A police van and an ambulance in Thuringia, Germany in 2013. 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.

  6. Traffic signal preemption - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_signal_preemption

    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.

  7. Category:Emergency vehicles - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Emergency_vehicles

    This page was last edited on 1 February 2020, at 18:48 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Wig-wag (automobile) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wig-wag_(automobile)

    NWAS ambulance displays the operation of a wig-wag: only one headlight operates at a time, with the two flashing alternately at a preset rate.. A wig-wag is a device for flashing an automobile's headlamps, in its simplest form, so only one of the two headlights operates at a time, with the two flashing at a preset rate.

  9. Nontransporting EMS vehicle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nontransporting_EMS_vehicle

    A Holden TrailBlazer emergency response car in Australia. Non-transporting EMS vehicles come in many sizes and types, from bicycles and golf-carts that can access pedestrian walkways; to motorcycles that are able to fit through stopped or slow traffic; to sedans, station wagons, and SUVs that can carry almost as much equipment as an ambulance; to ATVs or UTVs that are capable of off-road ...