An Ambulance Type 1 is described as which configuration?

• A. Long wheel base van with integrated cab body (9,201 lb-14,000 lb).
• B. Type 1 with increased GVWR and payload.
• C. Cab chassis with a fixed ambulance body (8,000 lb-12,000 lb).
• D. Cab chassis furnished with a modular ambulance body (10,001 lb-24,000 lb).

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that Type I ambulances are built on a conventional truck-style cab and chassis with a modular patient-care body mounted onto it. This modular design means the ambulance’s patient compartment is a separate unit that can be replaced or upgraded without changing the cab, and it usually sits on a robust chassis with a GVWR in the range shown. That makes this configuration distinct from an integrated van-style body or a fixed, non-modular body.