Abstract: A method and system for determining and displaying the position and velocity of an emergency vehicle relative to a user. For one embodiment of the invention, audio information from an emergency vehicle is received at a directional microphone. The position and velocity of the emergency vehicle are determined based upon the received audio information. The position and velocity of the emergency vehicle is input to a display device and the position and velocity of the emergency vehicle is displayed. For one embodiment of the invention, upon detection of siren frequencies of emergency vehicles, the audio system of the vehicle is interrupted to allow the vehicle operator to hear the siren.