color of fire apparatus

should the color of fire apparatus be red or lime green? or does it matter? why or why not?

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Permalink Reply by Jeffery Roberts on August 3, 2009 at 11:07pm

White trucks are cool, but fire trucks have been red my hole life.... Call me old fasinon and stuck in the tradion.

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Permalink Reply by Tiffanie Pettis on August 4, 2009 at 5:56pm

ahh nice truck we have a 19--(52? i think) i cant remember now exactly the year but old anyway, American LaFrance ladder truck it is my favorite truck in the station right now i don't want to see it go but we are replacing it because of the age etc. i wish that we could still keep it but we won't :(

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Permalink Reply by Tiffanie Pettis on August 4, 2009 at 5:57pm

hahaha!!! i love that

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Permalink Reply by Corey on August 18, 2009 at 8:57pm

oh yea! barberton fire! i did my ride time with them during paramedic school. great department, bunch of great guys. had a blast!

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on August 18, 2009 at 9:30pm

Beating another dead horse.....Paul

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Permalink Reply by John H. Love on August 18, 2009 at 10:12pm

Until several months ago, I to thought that all fire trucks should be RED, RED and WHITE, OR some various colors of RED.
I have been misinformed for many years. I have learned that FIRETRUCKS, can vary in color just as much as a womens hair. Some like blondes, some like burnettes, it is all a matter of opion, and we all no the saying behind that.

I have attached a few photos that cover a broad range of colors, including a beautiful GREEN firetruck from Virigina.

enjoy, and remember, all girls need loving, no matter what color the hair............

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Permalink Reply by Trevor Holmberg on August 18, 2009 at 10:24pm

I think the 1 above is pretty cool.
I was told by 1 guy that "There is a study that shows more red Fire apparatus have been involved in accidents than any other color"
I said " no kidding, probably because there are 10X as many red fire engines as any other color" Duh
I heard a study about people going to the hospital too.
People who walked into the ER themselves were more likely to come home alive than those brought in by an Ambulance.
Gee Imagine that.
Statistics can tell you anything you want them to.
I like Red, But If your Department has a different tradition thats cool too.
Ask a 4 year old what color is a fire engine. 9 times out of 10 I think they'll say RED
Keep having fun out there,
Trev