Tag Archives: FEMA Emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity study

Evaluating new trends in emergency vehicle markings

Posted on September 3, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

This is the second part of three articles written for the Colorado EMSAC Star. The first article in the series discussed the Ambulance Visibility ten-point toolkit for applying markings to emergency vehicles. This second article looks at advertising agency visibility, Battenburg … Continue reading →

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The Ambulance Visibility Marking Toolkit for Emergency Vehicles

Posted on June 14, 2012 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

After presenting at the Colorado 3rd Annual EMS Summit in 2010 I was asked to write several articles for the Colorado EMSAC Star. The first article in the series discussed the Ambulance Visibility ten-point toolkit for applying markings to emergency vehicles. The article should be read … Continue reading →

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Fire Rescue News – 70s throwback: Lime-yellow fire trucks fade out

Posted on July 13, 2010 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

Pinellas Park Fire Department has decided to change vehicle colour from yellow-green to deep red according to an article written by Anne Lindberg in The St Petersburg Times and reflects the personal view of at least 60% of the department’s firefighter’s. Subsequently, a … Continue reading →

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Emergency vehicle chevrons – the AV Blog series Part 2

Posted on June 10, 2010 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

Welcome back to Part 2 of the Chevron Blog.  This part will discuss the following topics: Chevrons on current and future vehicle fleets Current fleet markings with chevrons on different vehicle styles Differing expectations of Police, Fire & Ambulance Battenburg and … Continue reading →

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Emergency vehicle chevrons – the blog series Part 1

Posted on June 3, 2010 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

Chevrons have become the latest new look in safety markings on emergency vehicles. Regardless of whether you love chevrons or hate them, the inverted-V markings will be displayed on even more Police, Fire and Ambulance vehicles every day. The numbers will increase regardless of … Continue reading →

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Lets clear up the confusion about reflectivity and vehicle waistlines!

Posted on May 19, 2010 by John Killeen (Ambulance Visibility)

The last few months have seen me answering  questions (more than a few times) about one of the recommendations listed as an opportunity in the FEMA Emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity study. This one statement about reflective material has caused as much … Continue reading →

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