Emergency is a popular series of rescue strategy games. You are in control of firefighters, emergency medical services, police, and technical relief units. The Emergency series has been around since 1998.In the Emergency games, you make use of your emergency response units in order to get everything under control,from everyday accidents to major catastrophes. You need to tend to injured persons, clear away debris, extinguish fires, and much more. In Emergency 2012, you will have exciting new units available: state-of-the-art water cannons, a surveillance drone, and a satcom vehicle that helps control your fire-fighting plane.The head developer of all installments is Ralph Stock – previously at Sixteen Tons Entertainment, and now at his recently founded studio Quadriga Games in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Most games of the Emergency series appeared in Germany in regular and deluxe PC versions. In 2008, Emergency made its debut on Nintendo DS.