Emergency vehicle alert system and method for using the same

Abstract

An emergency vehicle alert system provides alerts to a client application that an emergency vehicle is on approach. The emergency vehicle alert system includes a transmitting device installed in an emergency vehicle and a receiving device installed in a client application. The transmitting device of the emergency vehicle triggers a response in the receiving device of the client application when the emergency vehicle is within a predetermined radius of the client application. The client application may be an automobile, portable music player, car stereo, GPS navigation system and/or a cellular telephone. The response triggered in these client applications includes a decrease in the volume and/or flashing of lights to notify the operator of the client application that an emergency vehicle is within a predetermined radius.

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