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Was there a meaning behind the amber lights on the wagons, rather than the traditional red???
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In California the only warning lights that were specifically required on an emergency vehicle were a single steady burning red to the front and a flashing amber to the rear. (I don't think the law has changed to this day.) Someone at LAFD figured out that amber was more visible than red so they experimented with amber beacons on a bunch of 71 and 72 vintage apparatus --- mostly Crowns and a few Seagrave trucks. They gave up on the idea after a few years and most of the amber beacons were upgraded to lightbars with red halogen bulbs. They also tried out some yellow paint on a few rigs, including the ill-fated Snorkel 3 and HU6 (which later became HU3 with the red and white paint job.)
Was there a meaning behind the amber lights on the wagons, rather than the traditional red???
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In California the only warning lights that were specifically required on an emergency vehicle were a single steady burning red to the front and a flashing amber to the rear. (I don't think the law has changed to this day.) Someone at LAFD figured out that amber was more visible than red so they experimented with amber beacons on a bunch of 71 and 72 vintage apparatus --- mostly Crowns and a few Seagrave trucks. They gave up on the idea after a few years and most of the amber beacons were upgraded to lightbars with red halogen bulbs. They also tried out some yellow paint on a few rigs, including the ill-fated Snorkel 3 and HU6 (which later became HU3 with the red and white paint job.)
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