Why is the fire truck red?

Answer 1

Well all the fire trucks that I have seen have been red maybe some are other colors but the reason that they are red is so people can distinguish from the color that it is a fire truck.

High viability and recognition. Not all firetrucks are red however, safety yellow is also a popular color in many communities that maintain a fire department.

Answer 2

In the early days of firefighting, departments that were well-funded were looking for ways to show off their equipment. Red vehicle paint very rare, due to the difficult process to make it. So, these departments painted their trucks red to show off their trucks, and the tradition has continued.

Answer 3

Easier to see.

Not all are red, some places they are white, others places they are yellow. Just like not all police cars are blue. It depends on what color the city (or county) wants them.

Color of fire itself is what originally caused all items related to fire fighting to be RED.

The yellow mentioned above is probably "lime-green". The federal government did a study once and determined that "scientifically speaking" the lime green color was easier for the human eye to perceive than red. It recommended changing the color of fire trucks to lime-green.

The NYC fire department experimented with a few lime-green fire trucks to see if it would improve emergency response. After a year or so they concluded that it was actually worse than the red trucks because the public did not recognize the vehicle as it approached as an emergency vehicle because they were taught since childhood that fire trucks are RED.

Therefore, fire trucks continue to be RED because it would be too difficult to re-train the public to recognize a different color. Although the Green Goddesses (the fire trucks that are used when the fire department is on strike or otherwise incapacitated) are coloured a dark green.

Many departments have added WHITE to their RED fire trucks because it is more visible at night and the cost of the paint job is less.

Answer 4

So that they are easily spotted, i.e., distinctive colors, indicating a special vehicle.

In reality, fire engines are also found in other colors: white, green (light or dark), yellow, and even blue.

Answer 5

Fire engines have 8 men and 4 wheels. 8 and 4 make 12. 12 inches make a ruler. A good ruler was Elizabeth who ruled over the 7 seas. In the 7 seas are fish. Fish have fins. The Finns fought the Russians. And the Russian flag was RED. So it's red.

Answer 6

To be visibly recognisable.

As this appears in the jokes and riddles section

Well Russians are reds and a fire engine is always rushin'

Answer 7

To keep his pants from falling down

Answer 8

No some are yellow :p

Answer 9

Because fire trucks have 8 wheels and 4 drivers and 8+4=12 and there are 12 inches in a ruler and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and she was also a ship and the ship sailed the seas and the sea had fish and fish had fins and the fins fought the Russians and Russians are RED.