Fire Trucks are Red!

Replies to This Discussion

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

▶ Reply to This

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

▶ Reply to This

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.

▶ Reply to This

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.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sean Crotty on January 23, 2008 at 12:56am

In as much as tradition, pride and ownership play a huge roll in our heritage, I am relatively certain the paying customer might not even care if they rolled up in primer grey!
Ours are white with blue stripes.
The only variation in our 104 year history occured when we couldn't get white pain for the handcart in 1904---so Red it was, and again in the '50's we had a light yellow colored tanker.
One of my good friend's department around Buffalo also has white equipment. When he was Chief, and they sold their Engines to departments in Flordia, it was customary to send some sun screen with them...just to make certain they did not get burned from the sun, and turn red..........
I like my white apparatus......

▶ Reply to This

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

RED...period.

▶ Reply to This

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.

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Wilson on January 24, 2008 at 2:20am

our trucks are yellow, yellow is just a color of the trucks all fire trucks will do the same job. Just the yellow fire trucks get their faster lol

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mike Carey on January 24, 2008 at 4:40am

I'm not sure what color works best but I've seen them all. I've photographed trucks in red, maroon, yellow, white, blue, black, green, and even orange!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nate Mills on January 26, 2008 at 11:25am

the town next to us has one that is neon green!

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on February 20, 2008 at 2:54pm

Yes.
We don't want to confuse fire trucks with tow trucks.
TCSS.
Art

▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on February 20, 2008 at 8:48pm

I know, but I saw my shot and took it! (wink)
TCSS.
Art

▶ Reply to This

• First
• Previous
• Next
• Last