When Ponyboy wakes up in the ambulance, what does he think the siren noises mean? Why do you think he makes this assumption?

In chapter 6, Pony and Johnny enter a burning church to save the children trapped inside. Unfortunately, Johnny suffers a broken back after a flaming beam falls on him, and Dally manages to knock Ponyboy out before he can return to the burning church. When Ponyboy wakes up in the back of an ambulance, he hears the sirens and immediately thinks that the authorities have come to arrest him and Johnny. Ponyboy makes this assumption...

In chapter 6, Pony and Johnny enter a burning church to save the children trapped inside. Unfortunately, Johnny suffers a broken back after a flaming beam falls on him, and Dally manages to knock Ponyboy out before he can return to the burning church. When Ponyboy wakes up in the back of an ambulance, he hears the sirens and immediately thinks that the authorities have come to arrest him and Johnny. Ponyboy makes this assumption because he and Johnny skipped town to hide in the abandoned church on top of Jay Mountain. Pony realizes that they are wanted by the police for the murder of Bob Sheldon and immediately assumes that the police have found them. Fortunately, Jerry is riding in the ambulance with Ponyboy and explains that they are heading to the hospital.