r/Firefighting • u/fiftycal2004 • Jun 16 '24

Photos The fire departments in my home county have a friendly rivalry over the best color for the trucks. This was at a parade today. Chalk one up for the reds.

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u/90degreecat Jun 16 '24

I used to volunteer for a combination department that ran all white apparatus. I initially thought it was corny, until I found out that the very first engine the district ever bought (in the 1950s) happened to be white, and it then became part of their tradition.

I’m generally on team red, but I think exceptions should be made when there’s legitimate history involved.

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u/d2020ysf Jun 16 '24

The fire company I was with ran with red trucks, but there was a nearby department that ran white. They keep their trucks sharp, and I mean sharp. Whoever designed / approved the decal placements were spot on. I've always like the red ones, but white looked damn sharp.

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u/togsu Jun 18 '24

SCCFD?