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 Tim on March 18, 2009 at 2:39pm

Permalink Reply by Jim Brunelle Jr. on March 18, 2009 at 6:24pm
That is just awesome!!!!! What year is that?
Permalink Reply by paul michael komandt on March 24, 2009 at 9:29pm
we went to the lime green in the 80's to reduce our insurance premium and it has now become tradition. all the trucks in the county are different colors
3 depts lime green
1 black on red
3 white on black
2 all white
3 red
i was told this is to identify the trucks on a fire scene easier when they are all staged correctly
Permalink Reply by Jerry on March 27, 2009 at 3:22am
Well, my company decided that Green should be the proper color for our apparatus!

[img]http://millcreekfireco.org/pgal_app08/images/21-6yr08.jpg[/img]
the color is slightly darker than the picture makes it seem.

I wasn't alive when the color was chosen back in the 1920s, but I'm told that it was picked because of the green meadows and farms surrounding the station. 80 years later, we currently have 5 front-line apparatus but very few farms left in our 21 square mile district. Our first station was built at the base of a very steep hill. Now, think about the early fire trucks and their power... now imagine one at full throttle trying to climb a very steep hill with a load of tools, water and firefighters. The smoke and flames shooting out the exhaust pipe gave us a mascot! "The Green Dragon emblem on all the trucks was started because one of their early green trucks was said to look like a big green dragon puffing up a hill to a fire."
Andy PartridgePermalink Reply by Andy Partridge on March 27, 2009 at 7:41am
I dont think it matters what colour they are, ours are Red but maybe if they had more lights it would be more noticable and beneficial :-)
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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on March 27, 2009 at 7:54am
Old subject...worn out....Not going there this time.......(By the way....YELLOW) LOL
Permalink Reply by jesse wright on March 28, 2009 at 4:16pm
the only color that matters is the red blood of the men and women who give themselves to the fire service. but FYI we have a red engine a red PT and a white and yellow medic!!
Permalink Reply by RJ Thomas on March 28, 2009 at 4:38pm
I talked to God and she said all fire engines should be red. If you don't believe her ask any kid.
Permalink Reply by Donnie Hood K14 on March 28, 2009 at 4:55pm
Mostly red but our Chief suburban is blue and rescue is white with blue stripe. We also have this which we got a really good deal on and when our new one arrives (red) will move to the eastside so i won't see it much.

Permalink Reply by Jeff on March 28, 2009 at 7:04pm
Personally I'm all about the red trucks. Thats about all there is around my area. But it isn't about the color of truck, as long as it gets the job done who cares what color it is?
Permalink Reply by Firebug1978 on April 29, 2009 at 1:17am
Ours is red but I personally think the green makes a bigger statement and better seen
Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on April 29, 2009 at 1:44am
there is ONLY one color of Fire Truck. RED. Ever heard of Fire Engine lime green? I think not. Its Fire Engine Red. Its either Red or nothing at all.

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