[quote name='First-Due' post='162304' date='Nov 10 2007, 18:55 ']DOT requires 1 Amber, 1 Blue in the rear of ALL Fire Apparatus including Ambulances.[/quote]
Funny, most NFPA packages I've seen WON'T meet the standard with blue on the rear. When we last bought in 2002, the manufacturer's engineers would not put blue on the rear, and they looked sideways at the salesman when he mentioned it's use in MA. The salesman said he wasn't going to lose a sale over a blue light, but if we wanted them the truck would come from the factory with amber and the dealer would happily furnish blue lenses. What we did with them was our business, but they would NOT be NFPA compliant.
For the record, NFPA requires a certain amount of light (candlepower, whatever) in each Zone. They don't specify color. The only NFPA color requirements I know of are A) no amber to the front while moving and B ) no white to the front when stopped. Additional amber is encouraged to the rear when stopped, but not required.
I've never heard of a DOT standard for fire apparatus lighting. NFPA for fire apparatus, KKK-1822 for ambulances, DOT for headlights and tail lights. . .
I'll shut up now, as I can see this becoming a major OT discussion. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Funny, most NFPA packages I've seen WON'T meet the standard with blue on the rear. When we last bought in 2002, the manufacturer's engineers would not put blue on the rear, and they looked sideways at the salesman when he mentioned it's use in MA. The salesman said he wasn't going to lose a sale over a blue light, but if we wanted them the truck would come from the factory with amber and the dealer would happily furnish blue lenses. What we did with them was our business, but they would NOT be NFPA compliant.
For the record, NFPA requires a certain amount of light (candlepower, whatever) in each Zone. They don't specify color. The only NFPA color requirements I know of are A) no amber to the front while moving and B ) no white to the front when stopped. Additional amber is encouraged to the rear when stopped, but not required.
I've never heard of a DOT standard for fire apparatus lighting. NFPA for fire apparatus, KKK-1822 for ambulances, DOT for headlights and tail lights. . .
I'll shut up now, as I can see this becoming a major OT discussion. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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