Teardrop Light 39
Teardrop Light 39 : Usage By Country: (9) United States: (2) Fire and EMS: Fire and emergency medical services generally use red and white lights. Vehicles operated by fire departments, such as fire engines and heavy rescue vehicles, prominently use red, a color with strong cultural associations with the fire service, along with some white. Amber, and blue in some states, are also shown towards the rear, and some communities even have lighting on fire trucks not dissimilar to police (Red and Blue). Many fire chiefs' cars have, in addition to the red lights, a single green beacon to indicate command post status. On the other hand, in Chicago and some nearby communities, fire vehicles show a green light on the right, or starboard, side of the vehicle, reflecting nautical tradition. Emergency medical vehicles, such as ambulances and paramedic fly-cars, generally use white and red, with an amber light facing the rear. Some states have a specific rule authorizing light colors for EMS vehicles, while on the other hand some EMS vehicles "inherit" their light colors from the fire or police department they are operated by or contracted to, and may show blue lights. The National Fire Protection Association publishes the NFPA -1901 standards for fire vehicles, which specifies the degree of lighting on various parts of the vehicles, with some flexibility as to color. There is also a GSA procurement specification for ambulances known as KKK-A-1822-F, which many local authorities follow
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