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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.
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 ...
Under the Australian Road Rules, all heavy vehicles (GVM over 12 tonnes) must carry 3 portable warning triangles which comply with AS 3790. [4] [5] If the driver stops on a road, or if the load being carried falls onto the road, warning triangles must be used to warn other road users.
Note: Priority 0 has been reserved for future use. Priority 9 is used for administration taskings and non-patient related vehicle movements. The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, Country Fire Service and South Australian State Emergency Service use a Priority System which has been recently updated.
Emergency care assistant – Members of a frontline ambulance that drive the vehicles under both emergency and non-emergency conditions to incidents. Their role is to assist the clinician that they are working with, either a Technician or Paramedic, in their duties, whether that be drawing up drugs, setting up fluids (but not attaching), doing ...
Emergency Ambulances; Like most Australian state/territory ambulance services, the ACTAS emergency ambulance fleet is based on the Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van. Previously, GMC and Ford F-250 light truck chassis with a fibreglass module were used. Patient Transport Service (PTS) ACTAS PTS vehicles are also based on the Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van.
A wide range of vehicles are used for unmarked purposes to blend in with civilian vehicles. Emergency vehicle lighting differs across Australian jurisdictions and may vary based on law enforcement functions (e.g. parks compliance, fisheries, local law enforcement, etc.). However, primary law enforcement agencies utilise blue and red flashing ...
Ambulance services in Australia provide emergency medical services by means of a number of service delivery methods. These include both conventional ambulances and aircraft, but also include a variety of rapid response vehicles with single paramedics, including both all-wheel drive type vehicles and motorcycles. Supervisory vehicles are also ...