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Why Are Fire Trucks Red?

Each kind of commercial and emergency vehicle follows a certain color code or symbol. For instance, you will find a snake symbol on almost all ambulances, and the color of the school buses is always ...
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is perhaps best known for the annual EAA AirVenture show, which makes Whittman Regional (KOSH) the world’s busiest airport during a one-week period each July. The airshow attracts ...
The Clark County Fire Department rolled out two new state-of-the-art firetrucks Friday, showing off the additions to the department’s fire equipment protecting its Fire Station 13. At $2.4 million ...
Chief Randy Royal said he's constantly thinking about the logistics of running a department with aging equipment in a rapidly growing city. Nearly 70 percent of the state's fire departments reported ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Just across the street from Tucson Fire Station 10 on the Southside is a workshop surrounded by modern fire trucks. But inside, there is 35-feet of bare bones from a fire engine ...
Westfield Fire Chief Patrick Egloff says his department was scheduled to receive a new fire truck in August. Now, the manufacturer is telling the department the truck won’t be delivered until next ...
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill. The Los Angeles Fire Department maintenance yard ...
CSFD is doing what it can to keep the older model fire trucks running, as well as another 15 percent of the fleet with model years in the early 2000s. It doesn't have a choice. Yahoo Sports ...