Emergency Vehicle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009303",
  "term": "Emergency Vehicle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Any vehicle that is legally authorized by a governmental authority to exceed the speed limit to transport people and equipment to and from situations in which speed is required to save lives or property, such as a rescue vehicle, fire truck, or ambulance.\n\n2. Motor vehicle manufactured primarily for use as an ambulance or combination ambulance-hearse or for use by the United States Government or a State or local government for law enforcement.\n\n3. For the greenhouse gas emission standards in §86.1818, emergency vehicle means a motor vehicle manufactured primarily for use as an ambulance or combination ambulance-hearse or for use by the United States Government or a State or local government for law enforcement.\n\n4. For the OBD requirements in §86.1806, emergency vehicle means a motor vehicle manufactured primarily for use in medical response or for use by the U.S. Government or a State or local government for law enforcement or fire protection.\n\n5. For other provisions under this subpart, emergency vehicle means a motor vehicle that is either - (i) An ambulance or a fire truck; or (ii) A vehicle that we have determined will likely be used in emergency situations where emission control function or malfunction may cause a significant risk to human life. For example, we would consider a pickup truck that is certain to be retrofitted with a slip-on firefighting module to be an emergency vehicle, even though it was not initially designed to be a fire truck. Also, a mobile command center that is unable to manually regenerate its DPF while on duty could be an emergency vehicle. In making this determination, we may consider any factor that has an effect on the totality of the actual risk to human life. For example, we may consider how frequently a vehicle will be used in emergency situations or how likely it is that the emission controls will cause a significant risk to human life when the vehicle is used in emergency situations. We would not consider the pickup truck in the example above to be an emergency vehicle if there is merely a possibility (rather than a certainty) that the vehicle will be retrofitted with a slip-on firefighting module. Emission control system is a unique group of emission control devices, auxiliary emission control devices, engine modifications and strategies, and other elements of design designated by the Administrator used to control exhaust emissions of a vehicle.\n\n6. Any vehicle equipped with emergency lights and audible devices to enable a vehicle to negotiate traffic and respond to an emergency situation. Emergency vehicles include, but are not limited to, fire and rescue trucks, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, Federal Protective Service and Coast Guard Investigative Services vehicles, Commandant Staff vehicles, and response vehicles.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 88.302-94 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 600.002 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 86.1803-01 (CFR 2018)",
    "EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 12: Transportation Safety"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/emergency-vehicle/"
}