Fire car

A fire car, also known as a fire chief's car or fly car, is a car used by a senior officer of a fire department to respond to firefighting incidents.[1][2][3][4][5] Its specialized markings clearly indicate the rank of the senior officer.[6]

San Diego Fire Chief Chevrolet Suburban SUV
1st Fire Chief of the paid department of Houston firefighters, 1896
A Metz model 22 in Plandome, New York

In the 19th century fire chief's vehicles were horse-drawn, and known as a chief's buggy.[7][8] After 1900 most fire departments rapidly moved to the use of the automobile as the vehicle for the fire chief.[9][10][11]

In the United States, modern fire cars are similar to police cars, and are equipped with lightbars, sirens and long-range and short-range radios.[12] Many fire departments use modified SUVs as their fire car.[13] A fire car may be driven by an assistant to the senior chief.

In the United Kingdom, the fire car is usually unmarked and personally owned by a station manager. The car will be fitted out with the necessary equipment such as blue lights and sirens.

See also

References
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