Re: What is the best color to paint your ambulance?

>From my 23+ years of Fire/EMS, my humble opinion is:

IT DOESN'T !#$%&*  MATTER!  THEY WON'T YIELD FOR YOU, ANYWAY!!!

PAINT-SHMAINT!!  WHO CARES?! I WANT SOME OF THOSE 007 ROCKET LAUNCHERS IN
THE FRONT BUMPER!!


Lightheartedly  yours,
Lt Pat
City of Hamilton, OH FD, est 1827, who just went "Chicago" colors!!!!
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IAFF Local 20, Ohio's Oldest

"ED" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for the answer to a question that I'm
> sure we can all agree on: What is the best color
> to paint your ambulance?
>
> Should it be gloss white, with an orange stripe and
> blue lettering, like KKK-A-1822 says?
>
> Should it be all red, so it is color-coordinated with
> your fire apparatus?
>
> Should it be red and white, which is easier to see at
> night than all red?
>
> Should it be lime green, a color that is supposed to be
> more visible than red, both day and night, and is not
> unpleasant once you get used to it, but makes your rig
> look more like a piece of Terex construction equipment
> than an ambulance.
>
> Should it be camouflage painted, for doing tactical EMS?
>
> Should it be some other color (how about all chrome?)
> so it stands out from all the other companies'
> ambulances?
> What do you think?
>
> P.S. Here's a question for any military medics out there:
> Do military ambulances come with something to cover up the
> big white and red crosses on the sides, for when you're
> traveling in hostile territory and don't want to stand out
> too much?