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A Volvo pump truck from South Australian Fire with red-and-yellow Battenburg markings. Battenburg markings or Battenberg markings [a] are a pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the United Kingdom in the 1990s and currently seen on many types of emergency service vehicles in the UK, Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and several other European countries including the ...
Standards for ambulance design have existed in the United States since 1976, where the standard is known as KKK-1822-A. [3] This standard has been revised several times, and is currently in version 'F', known as KKK-1822-F. As with the European system, only the most current version of the standard should be used.
Ambulance with checkerboard-like Battenburg markings. A variation of the checkerboard pattern, named Sillitoe tartan, is commonly used as a symbol to identify police and other emergency services. [17] [18] It is used in numerous countries across the world and is incorporated into the design of police uniforms and stations. [59]
An ambulance in New South Wales, Australia with warped Battenburg markings, the Maltese Cross, and additional fluorescent reflective stripes to aid in visibility ...
English: Battenburg markings - ambulance Created in CorelDraw. Date: 8 November 2007 (original upload date) Source: Transferred from to Commons by Undead_warrior.
The medal's reverse is design emblematic of the Ambulance Service. It depicts a rod of Asclepius superimposed over a and a horizontal chequered band or Battenburg markings in the centre. Above is the rod is the inscription 'FOR DISTINGUISHED' and below is 'AMBULANCE SERVICE'. [4]
Two Metropolitan Police Hyundai i30s in "jam sandwich" livery (left) and Battenburg markings (right). The "jam sandwich" livery on police vehicles across the United Kingdom has today been replaced by Battenburg markings, first introduced in 1998 on the recommendation that the livery makes the vehicle easily identifiable by oncoming drivers as a police vehicle from at least 500 metres (1,600 ft).
A police van and an ambulance in Thuringia, Germany in 2013. An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.Emergency vehicles typically have specialized emergency lighting and vehicle equipment that allow emergency services to reach calls for service in a timely manner, transport equipment and resources, or perform their tasks efficiently.