What are some of the comments you hear from other depts. about your colors?

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Permalink Reply by Lee Huff on April 14, 2009 at 10:13pm

When the departments around us with red trucks start on us, we just tell 'em that they're jealous because the fire's not afraid of their red trucks. But when the yellow trucks show up, the fire goes out!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Sterling on April 14, 2009 at 11:12pm

LOL that's good, Lee. We always tell them to take history lesson about the first fire truck. Ben Franklin built the first one, and painted it blue to symbalize water. (true story) Plus we just think they look sharp, and everyone knows when Hydetown shows up on scene.

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Permalink Reply by striker on April 24, 2009 at 8:47am

we always get teased about our yellow trucks everyone always says here comes the yellow school buses and the yellow submarine

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Permalink Reply by Chris Sterling on April 24, 2009 at 4:10pm

Yea, but yours show up better than theirs! Nothing wrong with yellow. Around here, everyone calls the yellow trucks, Penn Dot trucks. I've heard guys say,"they all jump out with shovels, and stop signs". Of course, they have a sence of humor about it. Just fun you know. Stay safe brother.

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Permalink Reply by anna m mills on May 2, 2009 at 8:54pm

as you can see i like your colors. we get made fun of too. but they are just jealous i agree!!!1

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Permalink Reply by Paul J. Storke, Jr. on June 28, 2009 at 6:05pm

We get haggled alot but at nite they are more visible espically our orange and white chevrons

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Gaudio on July 10, 2009 at 10:58pm

Ya how did red become the usual color? I have heard that NFPA tried to force all fire apparatus to be lime green back in the 70's. That would be kinda booring. lol

Most don't like the color of the fire trucks in the City of Monessen PA. I don't remember any comments about the color but Monessen only had one red fire truck and they still have it. It's a 1915 Seagrave pumper/chemical truck.
Ever since the next truck after the 1915 which is a 1923 Seagrave pumper truck, every fire truck in the city was Croeden Cream.

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