Summary
These cars can reach people who need help in less than eight minutes ⏱️.
They have bright lights, loud sirens, and special tools like first‑aid kits 🚑.
The phones can call for help using the 112 number, even from ride‑share apps 📱.
Key Points
4 points1
Total emergency vehicles now 1,000.
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Goal: reach emergencies in under eight minutes.
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Vehicles equipped with lights, sirens, first‑aid kits, and Global Positioning System tracking.
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Police can send the nearest car, no matter which area it is.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsemergency
a situation where someone needs urgent help
response
how quickly help arrives
fleet
a group of vehicles that work together
jurisdiction
the area a police team is in charge of
standard operating procedure
a set of rules that tell people how to do a job safely
real‑time
happening at the exact moment it is needed
Global Positioning System
a satellite system that tells where a vehicle is
body camera
a small video camera worn on a person to record what they see
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