Fire engine red

For the song of the same name, see Fire Engine Red (song).

Engine 42 in Butte County, California

Fire engine red is an intense, bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles in the United States and Canada; mostly on, as the name implies, fire engines.

Engine 6 of the New York City Fire Department

Most traditional older fire departments in larger U.S. central cities of major metropolitan areas use this color for their fire engines, but many smaller cities and also many suburbs now use the color chartreuse yellow for their fire engines because of its supposed greater visibility at night. Some departments have a mix of both.

In Europe a different shade of red is used.

See also

• List of colors
• International orange
• Safety orange
• School bus yellow

External Links

Big Red Engine Co.