Australia Emergency_vehicle_lighting

a marked highway patrol cruiser of western australia police.



a marked roads , traffic authority vehicle magenta lights

in australia, colors regulated @ state level, there commonalities:

red , blue used state , federal police forces, military police, australian customs law enforcement motor vehicles. red , blue used state , australian defence force fire , ambulance services. civilian ambulance , fire units across country use red , blue lights state emergency service motor vehicles in states being authorised use red , blue light combination (except wa ses ). new south wales allows red , blue used roads , maritime services traffic commanders , traffic response crews designated emergency vehicles.
red signifies risk-to-life situation, , used alone aviation rescue fire fighting (arrf), mines rescue, red cross blood/organ transport , st john ambulance service. red lighting used in use fire engines, ambulances , state emergency service motor vehicles before changed red , blue.
amber lights used roadside breakdown vehicles, security patrol vehicles, tow trucks, road construction/repair motor vehicles , other utility vehicles. amber used motor vehicles operating in , around airports , docks, includes australian federal police , australian customs vehicles fitted additional amber lighting supplement red , blue lightbars. queensland state emergency service motor vehicles authorized display amber lights under circumstances.
green lights used denote stationary ambulance, fire or police command motor vehicle. in queensland used on state forest bush fire units along amber. further, in queensland, municipal animal control units use green , amber light combination.
blue lights reserved emergency motor vehicles in general, such police, fire, ambulance, state emergency service (except queensland) , traffic commanders. blue used airport emergency vehicles designate command vehicle. well, in many states, used volunteer firefighters.
magenta (purple) lights used heavy vehicle enforcement/escort officers of nsw roads , maritime services, victorian vicroads , south australian transport safety inspectors. used in combination amber lights council rangers , new south wales ministry of transport. in western australia magenta used department of environment , conservation ‘hazmat response unit’. magenta used in escort vehicles used whilst escorting large mining equipment north of state.
white used on newer emergency vehicles, both color on lightbars , in form of ‘wig-wag’ headlights.

many police motor vehicles, , less other emergency services, fit led matrix variable message displays vehicle lightbars. such message bars used in new south wales police , fire brigade capable of displaying numerous messages warning motorists of various hazards or dangers.