Around the state of Nevada and the country as a whole, accidents that involve emergency vehicles happen more than you might believe. Crash fatality rates for emergency vehicles are at least four times higher than the national average. Statistics show that the majority of these serious accidents happen at intersections or close to driveways. Emergency vehicles usually are going at a high rate of speed, and more serious injuries or damage occur when they are in an accident.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
From 1999-2011, there were at least 4500 accidents with ambulances each year.
2,600 people were hurt in 1,500 ambulance accidents each year, on average.
Almost 60% of ambulance accidents happen during the course of an emergency call.
From 2000-2009 there were almost 31,600 accidents involving fire engines and other fire vehicles.
Almost 70% of fire engine accidents happened during an emergency call.
Regarding accidents that involve police vehicles, it has been found that many police departments do not even follow their own rules and guidelines when it involves warning about distracted driving. Crashes that involve distractions inside the ambulance and police vehicles happen quite regularly across the state.