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Black over red trucks
I am looking for the actual story or reason of how/why the color combination came about. Every thing that is done in the fire service has a reason behind it. Who can shed some light on this for me?
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Permalink Reply by Scott on
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Most recent fire engines purchased have shifted to the Chicago-famed, black over red paint scheme. The first closed-cab chief's cars in Chicago had black canvas tops which would not take paint. Someone among the brass liked the appearance, so as new closed-cab apparatus came onto the roster, the cabs of the fire engines were painted black.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis Brown on
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It started in chicago but when the movie back draft came out i think thats when the colors took off ( black over red)
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Permalink Reply by John E.Bosler on
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I was always told that the cab roofs were painted black if a member of the engine or truck company passed in the line of duty. That was the Chicago tradition i have been told. Somebody correct me if i am wrong.
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IDK, I just googled it and that is what I found, so I copied and pasted it.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Scott has it right. Being from Chicagoland, that's what I've always heard.
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We do the red & green thing here too, on the apparatus & the stations.
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Yeah it's kind of hit or miss here in the 'burbs.
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Permalink Reply by Chief 29 on
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Thank you for your input. That is the story I had always heard but I was just throwing it out there to see how valid it is. Nice add on the green light also.
I did not want to sound stupid when I would answer the question of Why are your trucks black and not white? I wanted to be able to give some proper history with my answer.
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