Fire Trucks are Red!

Many believe that a fire truck should be RED.
Why?
Why is red the magic color?
How was it chosen as the color of the fire service?
Are there colors out there that have been proven to be more visible?

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Permalink Reply by Greenman on January 21, 2008 at 4:19am

I thought red caused one to feel more aggressive...

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Permalink Reply by Greenman on January 21, 2008 at 4:31am

I like that white-on-blue color scheme.

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Permalink Reply by Greenman on January 21, 2008 at 4:58am

With all of these high-tech paints available (now that we're in the Twenty-first Century!!) has anyone considered using a paint that is Red in Daylight, but relfects a "Chartreuse Yellow" color when illuminated in a low-light environment (at night)?

Seems like the best of both worlds: tradition by day, extra visibility by night.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on January 21, 2008 at 7:38am

No, actually the song from the Ohio Players comes to mind.....and that would be....why....."FIRE" of course....lol Paul

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on January 21, 2008 at 7:40am

OH MY GOD!!!.....I am so sorry.....a "DRY" firehouse...?? Never knew they existed....Easy on that buttermilk now....don't drink and drive....Stay safe ......Paul

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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on January 21, 2008 at 9:20am

Have we FINALLY turned a corner in this fire service?

NAW!
We'll still have idiots drinking and responding.
Glad it's all good where you are though, Amy.
TCSS.
Art

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Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on January 21, 2008 at 9:23am

Go to my page and lift "Red" by Sammy Hagar. It's in my playlist because of this friggin' thread.
RED, RED; I like red; some like it hot; I like it red.

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Permalink Reply by James on January 21, 2008 at 5:06pm

Our trucks our white. We aren't allowed to drink at our fire house either. Everybody thinks white is hard to keep clean but it really isn't.

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Permalink Reply by Judy Keihl on January 23, 2008 at 7:41pm

Good One ......go yellow

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Betz on January 23, 2008 at 9:07pm

RED...period.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on January 23, 2008 at 10:28pm

Ok, first off i must calrify that the only reason our second out ended up this was because of an ordering SNAFU with Sutphen. Originally it was supposed to be white w/ a blue stripe on the bottom, as you can see it ended up the other way around. You havent lived until you've driven a BLUE fire engine. The running joke is "It turns red again when it warms up" I like it, it's definately unique.