1. Traffic control
   Fire truck
2. Police car
   Ambulance

UAB officials have done a great job marketing Dubai as one of the richest cities in the world, and to really drive the point home, the police force is equipped with Lamborghini squad cars. Most police forces use domestic car manufacturers.

1. Fire truck
   Rescue truck
2. Ambulance
   Police car

Ambulances roam the streets or are stationed at neighborhood fire stations. They don't sit at the hospital waiting for a 911 call. That's why it's faster to call an ambulance than to drive to the hospital. There might be an ambulance patrolling your street. Also, ambulances are loaded with equipment needed for most emergencies.

1. Police car
   Fire truck
2. Rescue truck
   Ambulance

There are three main emergency vehicles: police cars, ambulances and fire trucks. They all have different sirens and perform different functions, and the fire truck is the largest of the three vehicles. Unlike ambulances, these things aren't roaming the streets. They're on-call at firehouses.

1. Traffic control bike
   Police motorcycle
2. Fire bike
   Riot control vehicle

Police officers patrol the streets using a variety of vehicles, and the motorcycle is ideal for getting to accidents or crime scenes in tight locations. Every time you see a police funeral procession or motorcade, you'll likely see a few officers up front riding motorcycles.

1. Bell UH-1 Iroquois
   Kaman K-MAX
2. Sikorsky R-4
   Bell 212

The Kaman K-MAX has been in use for decades and this is the chopper you want to see if you're trapped behind a heavy object in the middle of nowhere. It is used for rescue efforts around the world, but is also used as an aerial crane. A wrecking ball can be attached to the vehicle to use in demolitions.

1. Rescue vehicle
   Oil cleanup truck
2. Park ranger SUV
   Rehab truck

All parks have rangers (even golf courses) and they all have different job functions. Golf course rangers might drive around in a golf cart, and state park rangers will likely use an SUV like this. Ranger vehicles usually feature a design unique to the park or area.

1. Air tanker
   Air ambulance
2. Helitanker
   Air rescue plane

An air ambulance is used for emergencies in remote areas (e.x. Australian outback, Swiss Alps). It is equipped with everything needed and is usually the only hopes of survival in some situations. Australia and Switzerland run two of the world's most efficient air rescue services.

1. 747 Supertanker
   CH-47 Chinook
2. DC-10 Airtanker
   Sikorsky Blackhawk

The Boeing 747 Supertanker can carry close to 19,000 gallons of water or flame retardant, but there is only one of these things in active use. The DC-10 is also well-known around the world and can carry 12,000 gallons of water and release it in under eight seconds.

1. Snowcat
   BearCat G3
2. Snowmobile
   ATV

An ATV is an all-terrain vehicle and officers and rangers frequently use them to patrol all-terrain areas like mountains and parks. Sometimes they are the only vehicle capable of reaching someone for rescue or medical services.

1. ATV
   Snowmobile
2. Ambulance
   Snowcat

If you're familiar with snow activities like snowshoeing, skiing or even snowmobiling, you should be used to seeing safety personnel patrolling the area on snowmobiles. Safety officers and medical personnel at ski resorts rely heavily on these vehicles for getting around.

1. Prisoner transport bus
   Police K-9 Vehicle
2. Oshkosh Striker
   Canine bus

A police K-9 vehicle is a normal police SUV equipped with a kennel or partition to keep the dog safe and comfortable. Not all police officers ride around with police dogs. There are about a dozen dog breeds used as police dogs, and the most famous is the German shepherd.

1. SWAT truck
   IAV Stryker
2. Riot control truck
   Oshkosh Striker

A SWAT truck is a military-grade armored vehicle used for non-military operations. The Cadillac-Gage V150, M113 APC and Lenco BearCat are some of the most popular SWAT vehicles in use in America. Almost any van, SUV, ambulance or truck can be converted to a SWAT vehicle.

1. Heavy rescue vehicle
   CH-47 Chinook
2. MH-65 Dolphin
   Oshkosh Striker

The Jaws of Life is essentially a hydraulic-powered pair of scissors that can cut a car in half. It's used to cut people out of cars, and you won't find these in your normal police car, ambulance or fire truck. The heavy rescue vehicle is usually a converted fire truck equipped with specialty equipment.

1. Snow sled
   Snowcat
2. Snow rescue vehicle
   ATV snowmobile

If you've seen the movie "The Shining," you're familiar with the Snowcat and its rescue capabilities in blizzard conditions. The Snowcat is simply the only vehicle that can travel on some roads in certain conditions. If you were trapped in the middle of a blizzard, this might be the only vehicle able to rescue you.

1. Hazmat truck
   Heavy rescue truck
2. Oshkosh Striker
   Oil cleanup truck

There are no special requirements for a vehicle to be considered a hazmat truck, but it does have to be equipped with certain tools, most notably radiation detectors and pH meters. The vehicle is used to assess hazardous areas before personnel enter the region.

1. Mil MI-26
   HC-130 Hercules
2. Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
   CH-47 Chinook

This chopper is a beast and has been used for the biggest emergency operations in the world. In 1999 it was used to transport a 25-ton block of dirt containing the remains of a 23,000-year-old woolly mammoth. In 1986 it was used to control the Chernobyl disaster.

1. Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
   Kazan Ansat
2. Bell 212
   Boeing CH-47 Chinook

If you take the U.S. Army's Blackhawk and modify it for the sea, you get the SH-60 Seahawk. This thing can land and take off from almost any ship and can handle any type of naval warfare. Most importantly, this is the chopper the U.S. Navy uses to conduct medical evacuations, search and rescue missions and deliver supplies.

1. JERRV
   Lenco BearCat
2. Oshkosh Striker
   IAV Stryker

JERRV stands for Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle, and it's an armored vehicle that can withstand bomb blasts. It is used to transport bomb disposal experts to bomb sites and it can deflect bomb blasts. Not all EOD vehicles look like this. This is the best of the best in EOD vehicles. Civilian versions aren't as armored.

1. ATV sled
   Snowmobile
2. Snowcat
   Sled stretcher

A typical stretcher only works when the wheels can roll on the ground. If you break your leg on a ski slope for example (knock on wood), you'd be put on a sled and carefully guided down the mountain. You'll also likely be zipped up (like in a sleeping bag) or curled up (like a taco) as you're transported.

1. JERRV
   Oshkosh Striker
2. Riot control vehicle
   IAV Stryker

A riot control vehicle is a fairly intimidating vehicle and it can be equipped with shields and water hoses to impose even more intimidation. It's used to control large crowds, and is usually used in conjunction with military formations to move and shape crowds.

1. IAV Stryker
   Prisoner transport vehicle
2. Heavy rescue vehicle
   JERRV

The textbook prisoner transport vehicle looks like an old school bus painted black and reinforced with extra security measures like locked windows and stronger doors, but they come in all shapes and sizes. Some prisoners are even transported via air travel.

1. Australian Flying Convicts
   American Convict Service
2. Con Air
   Royal Criminal Transport

The official name for Con Air is the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, and JPATS planes are used to fly convicts all over the country. JPATS planes are allowed to operate during almost any emergency. When all planes were grounded during 9/11, for example, JPATS planes were allowed to fly.

1. Ambulance
   Decoy car
2. Traffic control car
   Unmarked cop car

If you just entered the police force, you might expect to get stuck doing traffic duty. Traffic officers patrol the streets in these cars and they only deal with traffic violations. Traffic cops don't pursue criminals who are on foot. They pursue violators in motor vehicles.

1. Segway
   Heavy rescue truck
2. University campus police
   Neighborhood patrol car

Some neighborhoods employ security guards and neighborhood watch units to protect the area and they look different everywhere. You may have even seen Shomrim in some locations, which are volunteer civilian patrols protecting Jewish communities.

1. Vacuum truck
   Oshkosh Striker
2. Heavy rescue truck
   Fire truck

You may not think of a sewage vacuum truck as a typical emergency vehicle, but if your plumbing backs up and sewage spews into your home, this will be the most important emergency vehicle you've ever seen. It is designed to suck up sewage from a location and store it in a tank.

1. Bloodmobile
   IAV Stryker
2. Prisoner transport bus
   Heavy rescue vehicle

Bloodmobiles are used in emergency situations to collect blood from eligible donors. Blood is one of the most precious things one can donate on Earth, and during catastrophes, the need for blood skyrockets.

1. Oshkosh Stryker
   EMS vehicle
2. Campus ambulance
   JERRV

An EMS vehicle is smaller than an ambulance and can usually speed through busy streets faster than an ambulance. It is equipped with emergency equipment but isn't ideal for transportation. An ambulance is usually needed to transport a patient to the hospital.

1. Unmarked police car
   Mall security car
2. Patrol car
   Decoy car

Police can ride around in unmarked cars as a disguise and they can also pull you over in an unmarked car. You should always lock your doors and remain in your car when pulled over by an unmarked car until you can verify it's the police. At least one officer must be in uniform for an unmarked car to pull you over. That's how you will know they're cops.

1. Dinghy
   Submarine
2. Lifeboat
   Life jacket

Lifeboats come in all shapes and sizes and they are always used for rescue situations. They can be wooden boats strapped to the side of the Titanic, or they can be inflatable rafts dropped by helicopter.

1. Defender-class boat
   MH-65 Dolphin
2. MH-60T Jayhawk
   Zodiac boat

The U.S. Coast Guard has close to 1,000 of these boats that are also known as response boats and are used for everything from search and rescue missions to law enforcement seizures. The boat can hold up to 10 people and can reach speeds faster than 50 mph.

1. IAV Stryker
   Oshkosh Striker
2. Rehab unit vehicles
   Heavy rescue vehicle

Rehab unit vehicles are associated with firefighters, but anyone exposed to smoke or hazardous materials should rehab at one of the units. Firefighters returning from a blaze are at risk of smoke inhalation and dehydration, among other things, and the rehab truck helps them recover.

1. Prisoner transport bus
   Con Air
2. Unmarked car
   Paddywagon

A paddywagon is a police van equipped to transport a large number of passengers at the same time. In the early 20th century, prisoners were transported in actual wagons, hence the name paddywagon. Today, the name stuck, but the wagon got upgraded to a van or bus.

1. Campus Segway
   Unmarked cop car
2. Public safety cart
   Campus squad car

Every university in the country has its own safety force, and they're usually former police officers. It's easier for them to get around a college campus in a golf cart, so they equip these things to their needs and patrol the campus.

1. Heavy rescue vehicle
   Unmarked police car
2. Patrol vehicle
   Surveillance vehicle

Officers, detectives and investigators of all types consistently conduct stakeouts in a multitude of surveillance vehicles. A surveillance vehicle should be as nondescript as possible, and is usually equipped with proper surveillance equipment.

1. Bell 212
   Motor lifeboat
2. MH-60T Jayhawk
   MH-65 Dolphin

The 47-foot motor lifeboat is the Coast Guard's lifeboat on steroids. The boat can capsize in the middle of the ocean in the middle of 70 mph winds without getting destroyed. Its equipment is designed to never malfunction under any conditions.

1. Emergency Response Vehicle
   Heavy rescue truck
2. Bloodmobile
   Oshkosh Striker

The American National Red Cross is known for carrying out rescue missions all over the world, and one vehicle they use to do so is this emergency response vehicle equipped with everything they need. They also use helicopters to drop supplies in problem areas.

1. USCGC Polar Star
   EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry
2. USCGC Eagle
   HC-130 Hercules

The Coast Guard gets a lazy rap across the country, but that's only because most people have never been lost at sea. If you were lost, you'd be ecstatic to see this thing homing in on you. It's also been used for rescue missions during the 2010 Haiti earthquake and cleanup during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

1. Airtanker
   Firefighting helicopter
2. Heavy rescue vehicle
   IAV Stryker

Some of the most expensive rescue vehicles in the world are firefighting planes and helicopters known as helitankers or airtankers. One of the most famous aerial emergency vehicles is Boeing's CH-47 Chinook, which costs about $40 million per unit.

1. HC-130 Hercules
   SE-3 Patroller
2. Bloodmobile
   Kaman K-MAX

This is probably the nicest Segway you can buy and it's used by police officers to patrol small areas like gated communities and indoor shopping malls. Outdoors, there are other vehicles better equipped for emergency response, but indoors this vehicle is ideal. It maxes out at 15 mph, but you'll be surprised how fast that is when traveling through a packed airport.

1. Snowmobile
   Stretcher
2. Walker
   Sled

Whenever you're in an accident, whether it feels painful or not, it's best to stay flat on your back. If you suffer an accident and need to be transported to a hospital, you'll likely travel on a stretcher as a precaution.