Swift evacuation of injured and helpless persons from bombed areas is made possible with a four-stretcher ambulance designed for use in civilian defense work. Besides carrying four patients on standard type stretchers, the ambulance has space for four attendants who can get in and out without crowding the patients. Any of the stretcher patients may be removed or new ones loaded without disturbing the others. Folding bench-type seats at the sides, when erected for use, will carry 12 adults or 20 children comfortably. Interior lighting is provided for runs during blackouts, and a circulating system supplies fresh or heated air. First aid and fire fighting equipment are carried in special compartments.