An emergency vehicle alert device for alerting motorists on a route of an emergency vehicle to the impending presence of the emergency vehicle, said device comprising:
- a communication network;
- an emergency dispatch being in wireless communication with said communication network, said emergency dispatch receiving an emergency notification of an emergency from said communication network wherein said emergency dispatch is configured to receive a call for help from an occupant of a residence or a building regarding an emergency at the residence or the building, said emergency dispatch broadcasting an emergency alert to said communication network when said emergency dispatch receives said emergency notification of said emergency from said communication network, said emergency alert including a physical location related to said emergency notification of said emergency, said communication network being extrinsic with respect to said emergency dispatch;
- an emergency station being in wireless communication with said communication network, said emergency station receiving said emergency alert from communication network which was broadcast from said emergency dispatch, said emergency station broadcasting a response command when said emergency station receives said emergency alert from said communication network, said response command including said physical location related to said emergency notification of said emergency, said communication network being extrinsic with respect to said emergency station;
- an emergency vehicle being located at said emergency station, said emergency vehicle being in wireless communication with said emergency station, said emergency vehicle receiving said response command from said emergency station such that said emergency vehicle is notified of said physical location related to said emergency notification of said emergency, said emergency vehicle including a location module which broadcasts a physical location of said emergency vehicle while said emergency vehicle travels to said physical location related to said emergency notification of said emergency;
- a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle of said plurality of vehicles traveling on a public roadway;
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- a plurality of communication devices, each communication device of said plurality of communication devices being located within a respective vehicle of said plurality of vehicles, each communication device of said plurality of communication devices being in wireless communication with said location module in said emergency vehicle, each communication device of said plurality of communication devices receiving said physical location of said emergency vehicle from said location module, each communication device of said plurality of communication devices broadcasting a notification alert when each communication device of said plurality of communication devices receives said physical location of said emergency vehicle from said location module wherein each communication device of said plurality of communication devices is configured to inform a driver of a respective vehicle to pull over such that said emergency vehicle can travel unimpeded to said physical location related to said emergency notification of said emergency.