different colors of emergency services

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Why are fire trucks and ambulances in some extent being painted yellow, or green in some counties in US? When majority is classic red?

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Red is the traditional color associated with fire dept. however, chartreuse (a kind of bright green/gold color) is highest visibility on color spectrum, so some departments use that for maximum visibility during emergency calls.

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