When responding to an emergency located on an interstate highway in a medium-duty ambulance, the vehicle should be positioned:
A) across as many lanes as possible to block oncoming traffic.
B) to one side of the damaged vehicles for easy egress.
C) in the same direction as other response vehicles in a single line.
D) in a safe location in the emergency lane of the interstate.
C
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