Emergency vehicles

When an ambulance, fire, or police emergency vehicle is approaching from any direction and is sounding a siren, you must yield the right-of-way:

• Safely move your vehicle to allow the emergency vehicle passage.
• Drive as closely as possible to the right curb or edge of a two-way roadway.
• Move right or left to the nearest curb on one-way streets.
• Stop until the emergency vehicle has passed. Check that no other emergency vehicles are approaching. If you see a vehicle with flashing green lights, treat it like any other emergency vehicle. In some municipalities, volunteer fire fighters use flashing green lights on their emergency response vehicles when responding to a fire or other emergencies. Always yield to emergency vehicles with siren or lights operating. Maintain a safe following distance of at least 150 metres (500 feet).