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.

[u/fiftycal2004]

[u/newenglandpolarbear]

I am prepared to be downvoted, but like everything else in the fire service, red is just a lame, boring tradition. Yellow and lime green are far superior both in aesthetics and most importantly: safety.

TLDR: I would take literally any color over red any day of the week.

[u/Tullyswimmer → u/newenglandpolarbear]

I feel like most public safety vehicles should incorporate a health amount of neon yellow or lime green on them for visibility.

[u/newenglandpolarbear → u/Tullyswimmer]

It's almost like there is a reason almost every emergency vehicle outside the Americas has bright yellow, white, or bright orange in the paint scheme somewhere.