Emergency Situations Vocabulary

a vehicle equipped for transporting the sick or injured

• ambulance

• helicopter

• fire truck

• police car

a sudden overwhelming fear

• anxiety

• panic

• calmness

• excitement

hurt or wounded

• injured

• damaged

• broken

• sore

to collide violently with something

• crash

• bounce

• slide

• drift

having a surface that is difficult to hold or walk on

• slippery

• rough

• smooth

• sticky

a person whose job is to extinguish fires

• fireman

• police officer

• paramedic

• electrician

a sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements

• earthquake

• tsunami

• volcano

• hurricane

a rapid oxidation process that produces heat and light

• fire

• explosion

• combustion

• smoldering

to make a loud, high-pitched sound as an expression of fear or pain

• scream

• whisper

• shout

• murmur

an unexpected event that results in damage or injury

• incident

• accident

• mishap

• disaster