Older devices generally operate by use of invisible infrared signals or by visible strobe lights. Each emergency vehicle is equipped with an emitter, a device which emits visible flashes of light or invisible infrared pulses at a specified frequency. A unit, mounted next to the lightbar on a fire engine
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