What color are your warning lights?

Just wondering what does everyone use for a color for the warning lights.

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Permalink Reply by Jolande on February 21, 2009 at 6:51am

Here in Holland, our firetrucks have red/blue and orange for some occasions, it's "universal" in Holland.

We personally as volunteers are not allowed to have lights :-( (having them would make getting to a call a lot easier though!)

Only 'official' vehicles have lights..

If I get a call it's just how traffic is,..and we aren't allowed to cross the speedlimits.

Permalink Reply by Lt. Ballinger on February 21, 2009 at 7:04pm

We run red on the left and blue on the right with white intersector lights on the light bars, Red and blue strobes on the back of the older units and all red strobes on the newer and refurbished units.

Permalink Reply by Allen on February 21, 2009 at 7:41pm

We use a combination of red and blue. There was some discussion about what lights were allowed by law, and a Travis County Sheriff Deputy looked it up and emergency vehicles can run Christmas Lights on their vehicles if they want.

Of course alley and take downs are white for obvious reasons.

Permalink Reply by Erick Wendler on April 4, 2009 at 9:48pm

one engine is all red with one amber on the back, other engine is red all the way around with two white strobes on eack corner of the front bumper, tanker red all the way with 2 amber on rear running board, 2 brush trucks with red all around and stobe pack in corner lights and tail lights, serice unit/first responder unit red and white with strobe back in corner lights

Permalink Reply by John on April 5, 2009 at 2:47pm

Depends.
pov = white,yellow
App.= red,blue,yellow,white

Permalink Reply by Mark Klaene on April 6, 2009 at 6:07pm

my std is red plus white front facing (with auto shutoff on white per NFPA) and then Blue on right rear (instead of NFPA -amber ) Amber is OK for cautionary use only. Not for blocking right-a-way. I found that most drivers ignore the amber (in our state amber is construction and lots of contractors) so they have limited use and provide NO Safety. Having 1 Blue is useful in that many cops run red and red/blue so folks think they might get ticketed if they don't slow down or stop. Having said that only about 1/2 the fleet matches this std completely and cops are starting to change in some areas. Frankly, NM needs to adopt a std for fire, ambulance, police and enforce the one for wreckers. No std for POV's in my dept since we don't run lights on POV's

Permalink Reply by David Gaston on April 6, 2009 at 9:50pm

mine are all red and blue ..lucky to live in a state that allows us that privlage ....people usually get out of the way for red and blue unlike other colors

Permalink Reply by EYFD5917 on April 7, 2009 at 3:15pm

In Ohio,it's red and whites.....with amber at the left rear for apparatus.For POV's,it's red and white,(any,rotators,strobes,LED's)360 degrees with sirens (both run together).
Stay safe!

Permalink Reply by Paul Henry Geiter on April 7, 2009 at 6:45pm

ours in SC are red white

Permalink Reply by EYFD5917 on April 7, 2009 at 7:21pm

My POV has a Whelen 9000 48 " combination LED/strobe Red and White lightbar with Red and White wig-wag grille lights...wig-wag bright lights...4 corner quick flash LED's.....and a LED dash quick flash RED......full 4-way 120 watt siren with PA and traffic device (traffic light) control activation on the wail function.(and folks still do not pay attention over the radio and cell phone....LOL).Defensive driving is a MUST people! Don't rely on the fact that You have lights or siren in ANY state!....Always be aware of the fact that YOUR safety comes first!!! You need to get to the station or scene in one piece to do anyone any good !!!! When responding.....Everyone needs to be safe !!

Permalink Reply by joe whitworth on April 8, 2009 at 9:12am

ky lights are clear and red for fire and ems blue for popos

Permalink Reply by john houghton on April 9, 2009 at 10:14am

The chiefs run red lights and sirens members run blue lights all fire trucks run red lights with a red and yellow light on the back corners