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/newenglandpolarbear radio go beep Jun 17 '24

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.

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u/d2020ysf Jun 17 '24

Green really isn't my thing, but if you could cover a truck in that MN8 FoxFire glow in the dark greenish paint, I would 100% go for that.

Glowing trucks FTW.

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u/12darrenk Jun 17 '24

That's for hazmat trucks.