A Q on emergency services in US

August · 02-17-11, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

Emergency services here in UK run their blues & twos (sirens + lights) at all hours.

Same here. (although we don't have the fancy name!@

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Dowly · 02-17-11, 10:43 AM

Got silent emergency vehicles here too during the night.

Schroeder · 02-17-11, 11:29 AM

Depends on traffic I think. I've seen them both here quiet and loud.

Sailor Steve · 02-17-11, 12:34 PM

I hear them at night all the time.

AVGWarhawk · 02-17-11, 12:40 PM

Sirens run 24/7 here. Unless it is what is called a silent B&E. This means a breaking and entering is in progress and the cops do not want the perp to know they are coming.

Sirens off.

Betonov · 02-17-11, 04:34 PM

OK, thanks for all the answers

It's a regional thing then

Platapus · 02-17-11, 04:41 PM

When I was riding on the squads in Nebraska, it depended on where we were and the individual case

In residential areas, we rolled in on the scene with lights only and used the siren only at intersections or when someone was too stupid to notice an EMS squad behind them (yes these types do exist). The rational was that sirens only tend to attract people.

In industrial areas, We rode in with lights and sirens.

On the way to the hospital we rode with lights and sirens all the time. Many times if it was a call in a residential area and it was in the dead of night, we might kill the siren until we get out of the neighbourhood, but that was usually up to the driver.

August · 02-17-11, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betonov

OK, thanks for all the answers

It's a regional thing then

There might be in some cases state standards to follow but actually it's pretty much up to the individual towns and cities.

02-17-11, 11:29 AM	#3
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Depends on traffic I think. I've seen them both here quiet and loud. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I hear them at night all the time. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,281 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Sirens run 24/7 here. Unless it is what is called a silent B&E. This means a breaking and entering is in progress and the cops do not want the perp to know they are coming. Sirens off. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I was riding on the squads in Nebraska, it depended on where we were and the individual case In residential areas, we rolled in on the scene with lights only and used the siren only at intersections or when someone was too stupid to notice an EMS squad behind them (yes these types do exist). The rational was that sirens only tend to attract people. In industrial areas, We rode in with lights and sirens. On the way to the hospital we rode with lights and sirens all the time. Many times if it was a call in a residential area and it was in the dead of night, we might kill the siren until we get out of the neighbourhood, but that was usually up to the driver. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Got silent emergency vehicles here too during the night.

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	OK, thanks for all the answers It's a regional thing then