Wake County ambulances to silence sirens, turn off lights for most 911 calls

Wake County EMS is set to transform its emergency response by reducing the use of sirens and lights for most 911 calls, ...
ABC11 on MSN

EMS lights, sirens use to be reduced for some calls in effort to increase response time: Wake Co.

According to Wake County, EMS has had 21 accidents when responding with lights and sirens since January of this year.
WUNC

Wake County to reduce how often EMS can use emergency lights, sirens

Wake County's EMS department is planning to change how it responds to emergency calls. By 2026, EMS director Jon Studnek ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

A Quick Guide to Emergency Lighting and Controls

Imagine a bustling office building plunged into darkness. The power outage initially creates chaos and confusion, but the emergency lighting system quickly steps in to calm the situation. It’s the ...
EMS1

N.C. EMS considers limiting use of lights, sirens to reduce crashes

Wake County EMS may scale back emergency responses after 21 crashes this year, shifting to lights-and-sirens use in only 20% ...
Ars Technica

Red light + you + ambulance + red light cameras: What would you do?!

Move over. If I get a ticket, fight it in court. That ambulance behind me is ALSO going to trigger that camera (unless it's got a signal changer. In which case, the light will change for me too) so it ...