Prior to the advent of motorized apparatus, it was common for runners to precede hand-drawn engines to clear the streets. Even as vehicles progressed, early apparatus warning systems were rudimentary.

First responders and firefighters are taught that to save lives they must get to the patient first, put water on the fire quickly, and transport to the hospital within the “golden hour” with sirens ...

Jonathan Studnek knows some people imagine that driving an ambulance at high speed with lights flashing and sirens wailing — racing through messily parted traffic to the scene of a crisis — is the ...

One night years ago on the long drive home from Minnesota, I was engrossed in a book on tape – a nonfiction bestseller called The Hot Zone. Terrifying stuff about viral hemorrhagic fevers including ...

Code 3, Inc proudly introduced two new LED Lighted Mounting Feet options for Code 3 lightbars. These lighted mounting feet are a convenient way to attach additional powerful LED lighting to Code 3 ...

An impatient New Jersey driver was arrested Thursday morning and charged with impersonating a police officer after he allegedly activated his illegal lights and sirens in a bid to beat Holland Tunnel ...

Most drivers are familiar with the blaring sirens of an ambulance and what to do when they hear it. The loud sirens warn drivers to move out of the way as best they can because the ambulance is ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- The Monona Fire Department is changing how it responds to emergencies. The department is one of 50 nationwide that has been selected to participate in an effort to reduce the use of ...

The department wants the public to report officers who are speeding without lights and sirens. When should police officers be allowed to exceed the speed limit? The Wichita Police Department's policy ...