Canada Emergency_vehicle_lighting

a york regional police ford taurus using blue lights



toronto paramedic services ambulance using red lights



vaughan fire , rescue services pumper 711 using red lights



toronto fire services district chief using red lights

generally, red used emergency vehicles, amber construction , utility vehicles, , green volunteer firefighters. blue used, along red, police, snow removal vehicles in ontario (with amber municipal snow removal) , purple used funeral. police use both red , blue canada-wide (except local laws prohibit), including ontario (thanks successful testing in toronto , ottawa, , changes in provincial traffic act), color blue used non-emergency work. blue flashing lights still permitted on snow removal vehicles in ontario, long not used in conjunction flashing red lights.

some provinces restrict municipal peace officers (the exact title varies province) different color; instance, red-only in québec, , amber in ontario. however, ontario permit types of provincial enforcement officers, such ministry of transportation, red lights. officers appointed enforce highway traffic act , other statutes use red or red , blue lights well, such ministry of environment, ministry of natural resources, university constables , others. white flashing lights common supplemental light on emergency vehicles, particularly fire , ambulance vehicles.

in new brunswick green reserved emo command post. in addition use of optional green lights, volunteer firefighters receive special license plate size markings (red letters on yellow background) displayed in place of front license plate, or in window of said vehicle.

utility vehicles use amber. ontario , newfoundland use blue lights snowplows, while alberta uses amber , red snowplows, , has public awareness campaign advising motorists “flashing amber , red means snowplow ahead”. alberta allows red lights on classes of utility vehicles, such natural gas utilities may need disconnect gas line in emergency.

while funeral vehicles may use amber, more recently, funeral vehicles in ontario, , more alberta; have begun using purple lights identification. often, courtesy, motorists yield funeral processions. however, not required law.

red , blue: police; , ‘other non-police law enforcement’ in provinces , territories.
red: fire department, other non-police law enforcement in provinces of on , qc , search , rescue vehicles in bc.
red , white: emergency medical services, st. john ambulance , private ambulatory services; police services have not changed on red , blue
amber , blue: snow plows - manitoba , ontario (see tac snow removal equipment visibility guide - july 2015 isbn 978-1-55187-574-3).
amber: construction , utility; funeral homes; airport service vehicles (excludes emergency vehicles); private snow removal vehicles (ontario); canadian automobile association emergency assistance vehicles; snow removal (nova scotia).
purple: funeral processions - british columbia, ontario, alberta, manitoba, nova scotia, newfoundland , labrador, , prince edward island.
green: being used security agencies. being used emergency service volunteers in provinces. green may used stopped emergency vehicles denote command vehicle or site commander, new brunswick emo command post. volunteer fire fighters (ontario).
white/clear: mall security (ontario); university campus security (ontario)




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^ cairns, alan (2007-04-13). roof lights changing white blue . globe , mail. 
^ ontario highway traffic act r.s.o. 1990: flashing blue light on snow-removal equipment . e-laws.gov.on.ca. 2010. retrieved 2011-05-28. 
^ ontario regulation 484/07: lamps — use of flashing red or green lights . e-laws.gov.on.ca. 2007-09-30. retrieved 2010-10-09. 
^ alberta highway traffic regulation 155/97 . canlii.org. retrieved 2010-10-09. 
^ alberta infrastructure , transportation - snowplows
^ mckenzie, grant (july 2000). how safe funeral processions? . thefuneraldirectory.com. 
^ authorization equip hearses , official funeral vehicles flashing purple lighting device (pdf). retrieved 2013-01-05. 

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