Battenburg markings: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Latest revision as of 21:40, 12 December 2024

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 Czech Republic, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Romania, Spain, Ireland, and Belgium as well as in Hong Kong and Commonwealth nations including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, and more recently, Canada. The name comes from its similarity in appearance to the cross-section of a Battenberg cake.

History

Battenburg markings were developed in the mid-1990s in the United Kingdom by the Police Scientific Development Branch (which later became the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology) at the request of the national motorway policing sub-committee of the Association of Chief Police Officers. They were first developed for traffic patrol cars for United Kingdom police forces; private organisations and civil emergency services have also used them since then.

The brief was to design a livery for motorway and trunk road police vehicles that would maximise the vehicles' visibility, from a distance of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft), when stopped either in daylight or under headlights, and which distinctively marked them as police vehicles.^[1]

The primary objectives were to design markings that:^[2]

Made officers and vehicles more conspicuous (e.g. to prevent collisions when stopped)
Made police vehicles recognisable at a distance of up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) in daylight
Assisted in high-visibility policing for public reassurance and deterrence of traffic violations
Made police vehicles nationally recognisable
Were an equal-cost option compared to existing markings
Were acceptable to at least 75% of the staff

Conspicuity

Battenburg design uses a regular pattern and the contrast between a light and a dark colour to increase conspicuity for the human eye. The lighter colour is daylight-fluorescent (such as fluorescent-yellow) for better visibility in daytime, dusk and dawn. For night-time visibility, the complete pattern is retroreflective.

The Battenburg design typically has two rows of alternating rectangles, usually starting with yellow at the top corner, then the alternating colour, along the sides of a vehicle. Most cars use two block rows in the design (so-called full-Battenburg scheme). Some car designs use a single row (so-called half-Battenburg scheme) or one and a half rows.

Unless precautions are taken, pattern markings can have a camouflage effect, concealing a vehicle's outline, particularly in front of a cluttered background.^[3]^[4] With Battenburg markings, this can be avoided by:

Making rectangles large enough for optical resolution from distance—at least 600 × 300 mm.^[1] A typical car pattern consists of seven blocks along the vehicle side. (An odd number of blocks also allows both top corner blocks to be the same fluorescent colour.)
Clearly marking cars' outlines in fluorescent colour along the roof pillars
Avoiding designs with more than two block rows (even for higher vehicles) by including a large area of plain or daylight-fluorescent colour.
Avoiding hybrid designs of Battenburg markings and other high-visibility patterns or check patterns.^[2]

The Battenburg livery is not used on the rear of vehicles; upward-facing chevrons of yellow and red are most commonly used there.

Sillitoe tartan

In the development of Battenburg markings, one of the key goals was to clearly identify vehicles associated with police. In this regard, the pattern was reminiscent of the Sillitoe tartan black-and-white or blue-and-white chequered markings first introduced by the City of Glasgow Police in the 1930s, which were subsequently adopted as a symbol of police services throughout the United Kingdom; they are also used by the Chicago Police Department, Australia,^[5] and New Zealand. (Although Sillitoe patterns identified vehicles associated with police and other emergency services, they were not highly visible.)

After the launch of Battenburg markings, police added retro-reflective Sillitoe tartan markings to their uniforms, usually in blue and white.

Safety

Battenburg side markings and chevron front-and-rear markings provide conspicuity for emergency vehicles, helping to reduce accidents, especially when they are in unusual traffic situations—e.g. stopped in fast-moving traffic, or moving at different speeds or in different directions.

Several criticisms of the Battenburg scheme were stated at the 3rd Annual US Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Safety Summit in October 2010 about their use on ambulances, including:

The difficulty of applying them to small, curved, and oddly-shaped surfaces
The high costs of adopting the markings
The confusing pattern caused when several parked Battenburg vehicles visually overlap
Obscuring the vehicle's shapes against complex backgrounds, or with open doors and hatches
Combinations other than police yellow-and-blue being less effective, and sometimes even making emergency personnel harder to see
Confronting the public with unfamiliar markings

The pattern's use by services other than UK police, and in other countries, was also criticised.

The high-visibility chevrons often used on the rear and front of Battenburg-marked vehicles, "through popular opinion rather than by a scientific process of testing and research", were found ineffective at reducing rear-end collisions. Stationary vehicles on high-speed roads were likely to be noticed, but not the fact that they were stopped. Parking at an angle was found a far more effective way of indicating the vehicles were stopped.^[2]

Usage by country

Australia

In Western Australia, St John Ambulance Western Australia uses green-and-yellow markings, while New South Wales Ambulance uses red-and-white Battenburg markings on ambulances and patient transport vehicles.^[6] Australian police utilise the similar Sillitoe tartan markings.

Battenburg markings used in Australia
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	St John Ambulance Western Australia	Yellow and green
	New South Wales Ambulance	Red and white
	South Australian Country Fire Service	Yellow and red

Barbados

The Barbados Police Service uses yellow-and-blue half-Battenburg markings on most of their fleet. However, some police vehicles in Barbados use white-and-blue half-Battenburg markings.

	Barbados Police Service	Yellow and blue
	Barbados Police Service	White and blue

A Chevrolet Trax using yellow-and-blue markings
A Suzuki Vitara SUV with white-and-blue markings

Belgium

In response to the terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015 in Paris and 22 March 2016 in Brussels, the Belgian federal government conducted an analysis on the functioning of the emergency services during terrorist attacks. The main issue identified regarding the emergency medical services was that their recognizability (of both vehicles and personnel) had to improve, so that emergency workers would be able to identify qualified medical providers more quickly during an intervention.

An agreement was made between the federal government and the communities and regions to implement the same new vehicle markings and uniforms. Specifically, emergency ambulances and response vehicles would keep the yellow base colour, whilst non-emergency ambulances would get a white base colour. Both types of vehicles would be marked with retroreflective yellow-and-green Battenburg markings, similar to British ambulances.

A new uniform for medical personnel was also introduced, with different colours for the Star of Life for the different types of workers.^[7]

Aside from medical vehicles, some new fire brigade, Civil Protection and highway services vehicles also use respectively yellow-and-red, blue-and-orange and yellow-and-black Battenburg markings.

Battenburg markings used in Belgium
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	Emergency medical services	Yellow and green
	Police^[8]	Yellow and blue
	Fire services Lifeguard	Yellow and red
	Roadside assistance Taxicabs in Brussels	Yellow and black
	Belgian Civil Protection	Orange and blue

Canada

In Canada, Battenburg markings on law enforcement vehicles are uncommon. However, in recent decades, Canada has slowly integrated some Battenburg markings on EMS vehicles, particularly in Ontario and Quebec.

Battenburg markings are used on plow trucks for transportation and infrastructure in some parts of Canada, primarily on the back to increase visibility and alert people driving on a highway during poor road conditions that there is a plow truck in use and they must slow down. The general colour scheme for a snowplow's rear reflective panel is yellow-green and black.^[9]

Ontario

The parts of Ontario that utilize Battenburg markings, which are generally used by EMS vehicles, include the Region of Niagara,^[10] Greater Sudbury,^[11] Peterborough,^[12] Lanark County,^[13]^[14] and Frontenac County.^[15]

Battenburg markings on police vehicles are not a common sight. The first regional police service to ever officially use Battenburg markings on its vehicles was the St. Thomas Police Service when it tested its new police interceptors with Battenburg markings, which were inspired by the UK's Battenburg design with the familiar blue and yellow reflective markings, in order to help enhance visibility within the city.^[16]^[17]

The Barrie Police Service later took a similar approach to redesigning its vehicle wraps, which was announced on 26 July 2022, when it unveiled a half-Battenburg marked police cruiser as part of a pilot project to evaluate its visibility within the community.^[18] This design featured the same blue and yellow reflective markings as those seen in the UK and Europe.^[19]^[20] As of 12 May 2023, the Barrie Police Service has officially adopted half-Battenburg markings on all of their fleets, eliminating stealthy dark navy body-colored vehicles and replacing them with white instead.^[21]

During the autumn of 2023, the Cobourg Police Service (CPS) announced it would be the third police service in Canada to adopt Battenburg markings.^[22] A high-visibility Ford Explorer police vehicle with the markings is to be used by the service as part of a pilot project for 24 months.^[23]

A Mercedes Sprinter ambulance in the Niagara Region of Ontario, with small half-Battenburg markings in Oxford blue and green.
A Ford Explorer police cruiser with yellow-and-blue Battenburg markings in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Quebec

In Quebec, Battenburg-style markings are used on various EMS vehicles, though some of the markings are reminiscent of Sillitoe tartan.

A Dodge Caravan EMS vehicle in Montreal, featuring white-and-blue Battenburg markings.
A paramedic truck in Montreal with Battenburg markings.
A Ford Explorer EMS supervisor cruiser in Montreal with half-Battenburg markings.

Common Battenburg markings used in Canada (by region)
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	Barrie Police Service Cobourg Police Service (pilot project) St. Thomas Police Service (pilot project) Lanark County Paramedic Service (Ambulance/EMS)^[24] Frontenac Paramedic Services (Ambulance/EMS)^[25]^[26]	Yellow and blue
	Peterborough County-City Paramedics (Ambulance)^[27]	Orange and blue
	Niagara Region EMS (Ambulance/EMS)	Oxford blue and green
	Provincial Transportation and Infrastructure (Snowplow)^[28]^[29]	Yellow and black
	Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services (Ambulance/EMS)^[30] Québec Urgences-santé/Health Emergencies (EMS vehicles, optional)^[31]	White and blue
	Québec Urgences-santé/Health Emergencies (EMS supervisor vehicles)^[32]^[33]	Yellow and ultramarine blue

China

Hong Kong

Hong Kong was a British Dependent Territory until 1997. Some emergency vehicles and special vehicles in the Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Auxiliary Medical Service, and Hong Kong St. John Ambulance use Battenburg markings.

Common Battenburg markings used in Hong Kong
	Police Force, Traffic Branch Headquarters	Yellow and blue
	Police Force, a few other vehicles	White and blue
	Fire Services Department, Mobile Casualty Treatment Centre	Yellow and green
	Fire Services Department, Hazmat Tender, and Fire Motorcycle	Yellow and red
	Fire Services Department, Mobile Publicity Unit, and Fire Safety Education Bus
	Fire Services Department, Emergency Medical Assistant Motorcycle, Rapid Response Vehicle and Paramedic Equipment Tender
	Fire Services Department, Mobile Command Unit, and Forward Command Car	White and red
	Auxiliary Medical Service, Paramedic motorcycle	Yellow and green
	Hong Kong St. John Ambulance, Ambulance	Yellow and green

Czech Republic

All Czech emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, use yellow-and-green Batternburg markings.

Common Battenburg markings used in the Czech Republic
	Emergency medical services	Yellow and green

Denmark

Danish emergency vehicles can have one of two options: a series of diagonal lines, or a Battenburg pattern. The diagonal lines must be either red-and-white or red-and-yellow at an angle of 45° ± 5° and have a width of 100 mm ± 2,5 mm. In the front and rear of the vehicle, the markings must be made symmetrical in a way that traffic is lead around the vehicle.^[34]

Common Battenburg markings used in Denmark
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	Police	Yellow and blue
	Ambulances, doctor cars and similar	Yellow and green
	Fire Department	Yellow and red

Vehicles may have a reflective text in the above colours, describing their function; for example POLITI ('Police'), ALARM 112, AMBULANCE, LÆGEVAGT ('Urgent care'), INDSATSLEDER ('Incident Commander') or similar text.

The above patterns are not obligatory. For example, the Danish Emergency Management Agency have chosen to simply not have any reflective marking on their vehicles.

Germany

All rescue vehicles in Bavaria which have been procured uniformly since 2017 have a foiling in the Battenburg marker.^[35] From 2019 the ambulance service in Schleswig-Holstein started to adapt the design.

Battenburg markings used in Germany
	Bavarian Red Cross Schleswig-Holstein Ambulance	Orange and yellow

Iceland

In 2018 the Icelandic police started marking new police cars with blue and neon yellow markings similar to Battenburg markings used in Europe. Since then the police cars in the capital region have been made even more visible. In 2020 were Icelandic ambulances changed to look more like ambulances in Europe, adopting yellow and green markings. Icelandic Search and Rescue started adopting Battenburg markings in 2016 with red and yellow markings similar to the fire services.

Battenburg markings used in Iceland
Battenburg	Police	Yellow and blue^{[citation needed]}
	Ambulances	Yellow and green
	Fire Department	Yellow and red
	Icelandic SAR

Ireland

A Dublin Civil Defence Land Rover Defender field ambulance with blue and orange Battenburg markings

Ireland's Garda Síochána first introduced blue and yellow Battenburg style markings in 2004 with the formation of the Garda Traffic Corps.^[36] This rollout was expanded in 2008 with the formation of Regional Support Units (later renamed to the Garda Armed Support Unit), equipped with Battenberg liveried Volvo XC70s with removable red "ARMED SUPPORT UNIT" lettering;^[37] this livery was changed in 2016 with the purchase of new Audi Q7 SUVs and BMW 3 Series estates to include permanent lettering and a red stripe running along both sides of the vehicle.^[38]^[39] Battenburg markings would be rolled out onto most new Garda vehicles (excluding vans) regardless of their role from 2021 onwards.

Ambulances in Ireland originally had similar striped markings to those in the United Kingdom. The Battenburg green and yellow markings and standard base yellow began to be adopted on Irish ambulances following the formation of the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2005. Notably, the Dublin Fire Brigade's ambulance operations and the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps use the same red and yellow Battenburg markings used on fire appliances.

Common Battenburg markings used in Ireland
Service	Colours	Example
Garda Síochána (police) Airport Police Service Military Police	Yellow and blue
HSE National Ambulance Service St John Ambulance Ireland	Yellow and green
Fire and Rescue Order of Malta	Yellow and red
Civil Defence	Blue and orange
Coast Guard	Orange and yellow
Mountain Rescue	White and orange	Link to image
Red Cross	Red and blue	Link to image

Malta

Malta's first emergency vehicles with Battenburg style markings, 11 Fiat Ducatos for Mater Dei Hospital, were delivered between 2012 and 2014.^[40] Further ambulances supplied new or as second-hand imports from the United Kingdom would be liveried in Battenburg markings.

The Civil Protection Department took delivery of its first fire appliances, Iveco, MAN and Volvo based appliances, with an orange and yellow Battenburg-like scheme between 2018 and 2019,^[41]^[42]^[43] with some specialist appliances later built by UK-based EmergencyOne being liveried in UK-style yellow and red markings.^[44]^[45] However from 2021, a new livery was introduced for new Civil Protection Department fire appliances in 2021 that retained the yellow/orange and red colour scheme but disposed of the Battenburg pattern.^[46]

The Malta Police Force first began rolling out Battenburg style markings in 2021 amid investments in new fleet vehicles in line with the force's Transformation Strategy 2020-2025, replacing a silver/grey and black livery. The first new vehicles delivered in the new livery were 20 new Hyundai Tucsons for use as Rapid Intervention Units.^[47]^[48] The rollout continued in 2022 with the delivery of 12 SsangYong Mussos marked in the livery for use in rural areas,^[49]^[50] followed in 2024 with deliveries of new traffic police BMW motorcycles and MG5 electric neighbourhood police cars.^[51]^[52]

Common Battenburg markings used in Malta
Service	Colours	Example
Malta Police Force	Yellow and blue	Link to image
Mater Dei Hospital Emergency Malta	Yellow and green
Civil Protection Department (Fire appliances)	Yellow/orange and red	Link to image
Civil Protection Department (K9 Unit)	Blue and orange

New Zealand

The New Zealand Police use yellow-and-blue Battenburg markings on some vehicles.^[53] Until October 2008 general duties vehicles were marked in orange and blue, with yellow and blue for highway patrol units; orange and blue was phased out in 2014.^[54] Vehicles of New Zealand's St John's Ambulance Service/ Wellington Free Ambulance are marked with green-and-yellow Battenburg markings or rows of green-and-yellow half-chevrons. On 1 July 2017, New Zealand's urban and rural firefighting organisations amalgamated into Fire and Emergency New Zealand, with a new brand including Battenburg markings to be rolled out to the fleet.^[55]

Common Battenburg markings used in New Zealand
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	Police	Yellow and blue
	St John Ambulance/Wellington Free Ambulance	Yellow and green
	Fire and Emergency New Zealand	Yellow and red

Pakistan

In Pakistan, the National Highways & Motorways Police use yellow-and-blue Battenburg markings on most of their fleets.

	National Highways & Motorways (Police)	Yellow and blue

Spain

Though many municipal police forces of the Autonomous communities of Spain, such as Castile and León, Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country, have adopted standardised liveries, some autonomous communities give their municipal police greater freedom to choose their vehicle liveries. As a result, municipal police forces of Alcobendas,^[56] Alcorcón,^[57] Colmenar Viejo and Rivas-Vaciamadrid in the Community of Madrid,^[58]^[59] the city of Seville,^[60] Benacazón and Paradas in the Province of Seville,^{[citation needed]} Algeciras in Andalusía,^[61] and Barañáin in Navarre^[62] have adopted either blue-and-yellow Battenburg-style markings or a livery based on the markings.

	Some municipal police forces	Yellow and blue

Sweden

Originally Swedish Police vehicles were painted with black roofs and doors or black roofs, bonnet, and boot. During the 1980s the cars became white with the word Polis written on the side. Later^[when?] the livery became simply blue and white. In 2005 they began using a light blue and fluorescent yellow Battenburg livery. Swedish police cars have been Saabs, Volvos or Volkswagens, with the same livery all over Sweden. Many Swedish road agencies, contractors and consultants use Battenburg markings on road maintenance vehicles, with an orange-and-blue colour scheme, as in the UK rail response type shown above. This practice was established after a study in 2008 by the Swedish Road Administration, which showed a significant traffic calming effect when using orange-and-blue Battenburg marking to improve the visibility of road maintenance vehicles.^[63]

Common Battenburg markings used in Sweden
Battenburg	Service	Colours	Example
	Police	Yellow and blue
	Ambulance	Yellow and green
	Fire Brigade	Yellow and red
	Road maintenance	Blue and orange

Switzerland

The first Swiss ambulance service with Battenburg markings was the emergency medical services in Zofingen. Since 2008, they have used Battenburg markings on their Volkswagen Crafters and Mercedes-Benz Sprinters. They use white-and-red markings on their ALS units.

Another Swiss service with Battenburg markings is the Swiss Border Guard agency, which uses yellow block markings on its vehicles.

Common Battenburg markings used in Switzerland
	Swiss Border Guard	Yellow and navy blue

Thailand

In Khon Kaen Province of Thailand, the Kohn Kaen Hospital features yellow-and-green Battenburg markings on their ambulances.

	Khon Kaen Hospital (Ambulance)	Yellow and green

Trinidad and Tobago

The T.T.P.S. Police of Trinidad and Tobago uses half Battenburg yellow-and-blue Battenburg reflective markings on some of their vehicles.

	National Highways & Motorways (Police Force)	Yellow and blue

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the majority of the emergency services have adopted the Battenburg style of markings; nearly half of all police forces adopted the markings within three years of their introduction, and over three quarters were using it by 2003.^[1]

In 2004, following the widespread adoption and recognition of the Battenburg markings on police vehicles, the Home Office recommended that all police vehicles, not just those on traffic duty, use "half-Battenburg" livery, formalising the practice of a number of forces.

In the United Kingdom each emergency service has been allocated a specified darker colour in addition to yellow, with the police continuing to use blue, ambulances using green, and the fire service their traditional red. Other government agencies such as immigration enforcement have adopted a variation, without using the reflective yellow.^[64]

The use of these colours in retro-reflective material is controlled by the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989, with vehicles only legally allowed the use of amber reflective material (and red near the rear of the vehicle).^[65]^[66] A number of civilian organisations have also adopted the pattern, which is not legally protected, and a number of these also use other reflective colours.

An alternative to the use of reflective materials is the use of fluorescent or other non-reflective markings, which may be used by any vehicle.

Common Battenburg markings used in the United Kingdom^[67]^[68]
Service	Colours	Example
Police	Yellow and blue
Ambulance and Doctors	Yellow and green
Fire and Rescue	Yellow and red
NHS Blood and Transplant, Blood Bikes and some 4×4 responders	Yellow and orange
National Highways traffic officers, Welsh Government traffic officers and DVSA	Yellow and black
Rail Response	Red and blue
Mountain Rescue, Lowland Rescue, and Cave Rescue and most 4×4 responders	White and orange^[68]^[69]^[70]^[71]
HM Coastguard	Yellow and navy blue
Civil Defence, such as The Joint Civil Aid Corps	Orange and blue^[72]	Link to image
Immigration Enforcement, Border Force,^[73]^[74] HM Customs and Excise^{[citation needed]}	Sky blue and navy blue^[64]
Mine Rescue Service	Green and Blue	Link to image

United States

Battenburg markings on emergency vehicles are generally uncommon in the United States, though some municipalities have begun using them in recent years.^{[citation needed]}

The Miami Township Police Department in Ohio has previously used ones similar to those found in the UK on their police cars.^[75] Battenburg markings are also used in South Carolina's Charleston County for EMS vehicles.^[76]

From 2017 to 2021, the Pittsburgh Police used Sillitoe tartan markings on some of their fleets. The design was updated to include black-and-gold Battenburg markings in 2021 to represent the city's official colours. City authorities stated that the markings would also be applied to all future municipal vehicles.^[77]

The Chicago Police Department began using Sillitoe tartan markings on their police vehicles in 2018,^[78] while the hats of officers have used them since 1967.^[79]

Red and yellow Battenburg markings can be seen on most of the ambulances in the City of Chicago for the Chicago Fire Department.^[80]

Notes

^ The cake was named after the Battenberg family, in turn named after the town of Battenberg. "Battenburg" with a "u" is a misspelling of the family name, but an acceptable spelling for the markings.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Harrison, Paul (2004). "High-Conspicuity Livery for Police Vehicles" (PDF). Home Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c John Killeen. "Evaluating new trends in emergency vehicle markings - Advertising agency visibility, Battenburg markings and the Chevron debate" (PDF). Summary for the Colorado, US EMSAC community of information presented at the October 2010 3rd Annual US EMS Safety Summit
^ "Emergency Vehicle Visibility and Conspicuity Study, FA-323" (PDF). U.S. Department of Homeland Security. August 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ "The difference between Battenburg high-visibility markings and Sillitoe chequers on Police, Fire & Ambulance vehicles". 27 April 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
^ "Emergency vehicle markings and livery: Sillitoe Tartan". 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Home". stjohnambulance.com.au.
^ "Ambulances en personeel letterlijk in een nieuw jasje" [Ambulances and personnel get a new look]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ Slegers, Sharon. ""Battenburgpatroon" maakt 40 nieuwe combi's van politie Antwerpen ultrazichtbaar". VRT. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "A brand new look for Ontario's snow plows and salters" (PDF). multibriefs.
^ "Niagara EMS not looking at using first-year paramedic students". stcatharinesstandard.com. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Ruff ruff rescue: Paramedic pulls two dogs from home next to raging shed fire". Sudbury.com. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ PTBOCANADA (13 June 2018). "Peterborough Paramedics First in North America To Pilot Next Generation Integrated Driving Experience". PtboCanada. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Lanark County Paramedic Service". LCPS. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ Kulp, Ashley (20 March 2021). "How many calls did Lanark County Paramedic Service respond to in 2020?". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Paramedics in Kingston say employee assaults are on the rise - Kingston | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "St. Thomas police testing out new cruiser paint design". London. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ staff, 94 1 myFM News. "STPS goes Battenburg to increase visibility as part of new pilot project". 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Konken, Will (26 July 2022). "Barrie Police unveil new colour patterned cruisers for pilot project". Barrie 360. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Mays, Jennett (26 July 2022). "Barrie Police test Battenburg-patterned cruisers to increase visibility | Barrie Police". Barrie Police. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Ramsay, Janis (26 July 2022). "'Police vehicles need to be visible — highly visible': Checkered police cruisers make an appearance in Barrie". Toronto Star (thestar.com). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Mays, Jennett (12 May 2023). "Barrie Police make the switch to Battenburg Cruisers". barriepolice. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^ "Cobourg Police Service test Battenburg-patterned cruiser to increase visibility". Cobourg Police Services. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ "Highly Visible Police Cars". Cobourg News Blog. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
^ Crestline Coach Ltd. (17 August 2014), FleetMax Ambulances for Lanark County, retrieved 29 July 2022
^ "'Revolutionary Ambulance Orientation' for Frontenac Paramedic Services". JEMS: EMS, Emergency Medical Services - Training, Paramedic, EMT News. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ Tristar Pursuits (13 October 2014), County of Frontenac - Paramedic - Chevy Crestline, retrieved 9 July 2022
^ "Peterborough Paramedics — Blog". PtboCanada. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "SWS Snow Plow Publication | Manualzz". manualzz.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "New snow plow lights will have drivers 'seeing blue' | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ "City of Sudbury buys four Tesla Model 3s for non-emergency EMS". Electric Autonomy Canada. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ WolfmanHarris84 (13 November 2010), Urgence-Sante and York Region EMS, retrieved 9 July 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Les syndiqués du centre d'appel 911 pour Montréal et Laval en grève". TVA Nouvelles. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ Can Pac Swire (15 November 2015), Paramédic soins avancés, retrieved 9 July 2022
^ "Retsinformation" (in Danish). 31 May 2021.
^ "Rettungswagen Bayern 2017" [Ambulances in Bavaria 2017]. BRK (in German). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ "McDowell announces plans for traffic corps". RTÉ News. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2024. They will drive a separate fleet of clearly marked patrol cars, and will be backed up by unmarked vehicles.
^ Brady, Tom (4 September 2008). "Quick-change armed Gardai hit the streets". Irish Independent. Dublin. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2024. Affixable indentifying strips, flashing lights and an identifying matrix will mark out the turbo diesel cars, which will carry patrols of two or three officers and firearms ranging from MP7 sub machine guns and Sig handguns to less than lethal weapons.
^ O'Connor, Niall; Ryan, Phillip (20 October 2015). "Gardai splashing millions on high-powered vehicles to tackle burglary gangs". Sunday World. Dublin. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Gardai will be driving Beamers to keep up with the criminals". Kildare Now. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ Calleja, Claudia (21 December 2012). "Bright ambulances are a welcome sight". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ Micallef, Jeremy. "Civil Protection Department receives 10 new vehicles". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Our Work". Hundar Emergency Solutions. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ Vella, Luke (30 December 2021). "Civil protection gets new high rise platform to deal with emergencies in tall buildings". Malta Today. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "New Incident Command Unit for Malta's Civil Protection Department (CPD)". Excelerate Group. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "CPD acquire rescue/fire fighting dinghy and fire-engine". Times of Malta. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Civil Protection Department gets five new fire trucks". Times of Malta. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Malta Police Force welcomes fleet of 20 brand new SUVs for Rapid Intervention Unit". Malta Daily. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Cordina, John Paul (28 June 2021). "Rapid Intervention Unit gets new SUVs". Newsbook Malta. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Police force receives 12 new off-road vehicles". Malta Today. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "12 brand new off-road vehicles for Malta's Police Force". Malta Daily. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Balzan, Jurgen (24 January 2024). "New motorcycle fleet for Malta's traffic police". Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Cachia, Anthea (21 June 2024). "Malta Police Force deploys 7 new electric vehicles for the first time". BusinessNow.mt. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "New Zealand police vehicle markings and livery". Driving Tests Resources. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ Binning, Elizabeth (11 November 2008). "Arresting image update to save police force $800,000". New Zealand Herald.
^ "Getting to the heart of who were are – Fire and Emergency's new identity" (PDF). The FENZ Transition Project. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ Aránguez, Israel (13 July 2020). "La Policía Local de Alcobendas estrena 16 nuevos coches patrulla". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ Lesmas, Ruben S. (28 August 2019). "La Policía Municipal renueva su parque móvil con la adquisición de 9 nuevos vehículos patrulla". Noticias para Municipos (in Spanish). Alcorón. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ Sebastián, Nives (12 January 2018). "Salen a licitación dos vehículos para la Policía". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "La Policía Local de Rivas estrena nueva flota de ocho vehículos radiopatrullas". Zarabanda (in Spanish). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "La Policía Local adapta sus coches a la normativa europea" [Local Police adapt their cars to European regulations]. Vanguardia de Sevilla (in Spanish). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Rotulación europea para los vehículos de la Policía Local de Algeciras". Andalucía Información (in Spanish). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Policía Municipal Barañain" (in Spanish). Tantatic. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Improved visibility of road maintenance vehicles using Battenburg markings (report in Swedish)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Photograph of Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ although the emergency services operate under temporary special orders under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to use their own colours, with moves underway as of 2008^[update] to formalise this in legislation and extend the use of other colours to civilian operators.Burrows, Adrian (7 March 2008). "Impact Assessment of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations covering reflective markings on emergency vehicles" (PDF). Department for Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Emergency Services". Vehicle Livery Solutions. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Illustrations of patterns supplied to emergency services.
^ ^a ^b "Mountain Rescue". Uk Emergency Vehicles. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "Search and rescue charity gets vital boost in funds from police force". 29 May 2020.
^ "Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue given cash for equipment". BBC News. 20 February 2020.
^ "Donation to fund new equipment for search and rescue service". 20 June 2020.
^ Clarke, Lewis (21 March 2024). "News Article showing JCAC Civil Defence vehicle in background". Devon Live. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Border Force". Home Office Careers. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ policest1100 (20 June 2020), Border Force Mitsubishi L200 FJ19 GNF, retrieved 29 July 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ "Medic Stations | Emergency Medical Services (EMS)".
^ "Pittsburgh Police Cars, Ambulances And City Vehicles Changing Colors To Represent Steel Heritage". www.cbsnews.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Chicago PD debuts new vehicles with new graphics". policemag.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "Checkered band". inlem.org. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "New Ambulances for Chicago". chicagoareafire.com. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

[1] The cake was named after the Battenberg family, in turn named after the town of Battenberg. "Battenburg" with a "u" is a misspelling of the family name, but an acceptable spelling for the markings.

[PSDB-2] Harrison, Paul (2004). "High-Conspicuity Livery for Police Vehicles" (PDF). Home Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3ems-3] John Killeen. "Evaluating new trends in emergency vehicle markings - Advertising agency visibility, Battenburg markings and the Chevron debate" (PDF). Summary for the Colorado, US EMSAC community of information presented at the October 2010 3rd Annual US EMS Safety Summit

[4] "Emergency Vehicle Visibility and Conspicuity Study, FA-323" (PDF). U.S. Department of Homeland Security. August 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[5] "The difference between Battenburg high-visibility markings and Sillitoe chequers on Police, Fire & Ambulance vehicles". 27 April 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[6] "Emergency vehicle markings and livery: Sillitoe Tartan". 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[7] "Home". stjohnambulance.com.au.

[:0-8] "Ambulances en personeel letterlijk in een nieuw jasje" [Ambulances and personnel get a new look]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

[:1-9] Slegers, Sharon. ""Battenburgpatroon" maakt 40 nieuwe combi's van politie Antwerpen ultrazichtbaar". VRT. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[10] "A brand new look for Ontario's snow plows and salters" (PDF). multibriefs.

[11] "Niagara EMS not looking at using first-year paramedic students". stcatharinesstandard.com. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[12] "Ruff ruff rescue: Paramedic pulls two dogs from home next to raging shed fire". Sudbury.com. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[13] PTBOCANADA (13 June 2018). "Peterborough Paramedics First in North America To Pilot Next Generation Integrated Driving Experience". PtboCanada. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[14] "Lanark County Paramedic Service". LCPS. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[15] Kulp, Ashley (20 March 2021). "How many calls did Lanark County Paramedic Service respond to in 2020?". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[16] "Paramedics in Kingston say employee assaults are on the rise - Kingston | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[17] "St. Thomas police testing out new cruiser paint design". London. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[18] staff, 94 1 myFM News. "STPS goes Battenburg to increase visibility as part of new pilot project". 94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca. Retrieved 26 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[19] Konken, Will (26 July 2022). "Barrie Police unveil new colour patterned cruisers for pilot project". Barrie 360. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[:4-20] Mays, Jennett (26 July 2022). "Barrie Police test Battenburg-patterned cruisers to increase visibility | Barrie Police". Barrie Police. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[21] Ramsay, Janis (26 July 2022). "'Police vehicles need to be visible — highly visible': Checkered police cruisers make an appearance in Barrie". Toronto Star (thestar.com). Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[22] Mays, Jennett (12 May 2023). "Barrie Police make the switch to Battenburg Cruisers". barriepolice. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

[23] "Cobourg Police Service test Battenburg-patterned cruiser to increase visibility". Cobourg Police Services. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[24] "Highly Visible Police Cars". Cobourg News Blog. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[25] Crestline Coach Ltd. (17 August 2014), FleetMax Ambulances for Lanark County, retrieved 29 July 2022

[26] "'Revolutionary Ambulance Orientation' for Frontenac Paramedic Services". JEMS: EMS, Emergency Medical Services - Training, Paramedic, EMT News. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[27] Tristar Pursuits (13 October 2014), County of Frontenac - Paramedic - Chevy Crestline, retrieved 9 July 2022

[28] "Peterborough Paramedics — Blog". PtboCanada. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[29] "SWS Snow Plow Publication | Manualzz". manualzz.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[30] "New snow plow lights will have drivers 'seeing blue' | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[31] "City of Sudbury buys four Tesla Model 3s for non-emergency EMS". Electric Autonomy Canada. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[32] WolfmanHarris84 (13 November 2010), Urgence-Sante and York Region EMS, retrieved 9 July 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[33] "Les syndiqués du centre d'appel 911 pour Montréal et Laval en grève". TVA Nouvelles. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[34] Can Pac Swire (15 November 2015), Paramédic soins avancés, retrieved 9 July 2022

[:2-35] "Retsinformation" (in Danish). 31 May 2021.

[:3-36] "Rettungswagen Bayern 2017" [Ambulances in Bavaria 2017]. BRK (in German). 13 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

[37] "McDowell announces plans for traffic corps". RTÉ News. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2024. They will drive a separate fleet of clearly marked patrol cars, and will be backed up by unmarked vehicles.

[38] Brady, Tom (4 September 2008). "Quick-change armed Gardai hit the streets". Irish Independent. Dublin. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2024. Affixable indentifying strips, flashing lights and an identifying matrix will mark out the turbo diesel cars, which will carry patrols of two or three officers and firearms ranging from MP7 sub machine guns and Sig handguns to less than lethal weapons.

[39] O'Connor, Niall; Ryan, Phillip (20 October 2015). "Gardai splashing millions on high-powered vehicles to tackle burglary gangs". Sunday World. Dublin. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[40] "Gardai will be driving Beamers to keep up with the criminals". Kildare Now. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[41] Calleja, Claudia (21 December 2012). "Bright ambulances are a welcome sight". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[42] Micallef, Jeremy. "Civil Protection Department receives 10 new vehicles". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[43] "Our Work". Hundar Emergency Solutions. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[44] Vella, Luke (30 December 2021). "Civil protection gets new high rise platform to deal with emergencies in tall buildings". Malta Today. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[45] "New Incident Command Unit for Malta's Civil Protection Department (CPD)". Excelerate Group. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[46] "CPD acquire rescue/fire fighting dinghy and fire-engine". Times of Malta. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[47] "Civil Protection Department gets five new fire trucks". Times of Malta. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[48] "Malta Police Force welcomes fleet of 20 brand new SUVs for Rapid Intervention Unit". Malta Daily. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[49] Cordina, John Paul (28 June 2021). "Rapid Intervention Unit gets new SUVs". Newsbook Malta. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[50] "Police force receives 12 new off-road vehicles". Malta Today. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[51] "12 brand new off-road vehicles for Malta's Police Force". Malta Daily. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[52] Balzan, Jurgen (24 January 2024). "New motorcycle fleet for Malta's traffic police". Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[53] Cachia, Anthea (21 June 2024). "Malta Police Force deploys 7 new electric vehicles for the first time". BusinessNow.mt. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[54] "New Zealand police vehicle markings and livery". Driving Tests Resources. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[55] Binning, Elizabeth (11 November 2008). "Arresting image update to save police force $800,000". New Zealand Herald.

[56] "Getting to the heart of who were are – Fire and Emergency's new identity" (PDF). The FENZ Transition Project. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[57] Aránguez, Israel (13 July 2020). "La Policía Local de Alcobendas estrena 16 nuevos coches patrulla". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[58] Lesmas, Ruben S. (28 August 2019). "La Policía Municipal renueva su parque móvil con la adquisición de 9 nuevos vehículos patrulla". Noticias para Municipos (in Spanish). Alcorón. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[59] Sebastián, Nives (12 January 2018). "Salen a licitación dos vehículos para la Policía". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[60] "La Policía Local de Rivas estrena nueva flota de ocho vehículos radiopatrullas". Zarabanda (in Spanish). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[61] "La Policía Local adapta sus coches a la normativa europea" [Local Police adapt their cars to European regulations]. Vanguardia de Sevilla (in Spanish). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[62] "Rotulación europea para los vehículos de la Policía Local de Algeciras". Andalucía Información (in Spanish). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[63] "Policía Municipal Barañain" (in Spanish). Tantatic. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[64] "Improved visibility of road maintenance vehicles using Battenburg markings (report in Swedish)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.

[hoie-65] "Photograph of Home Office Immigration Enforcement vehicle". Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[66] "The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989". Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[67] though the emergency services operate under temporary special orders under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to use their own colours, with moves underway as of 2008^[update] to formalise this in legislation and extend the use of other colours to civilian operators.Burrows, Adrian (7 March 2008). "Impact Assessment of the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations covering reflective markings on emergency vehicles" (PDF). Department for Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[68] "Emergency Services". Vehicle Livery Solutions. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016. Illustrations of patterns supplied to emergency services.

[emveh-69] "Mountain Rescue". Uk Emergency Vehicles. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[70] "Search and rescue charity gets vital boost in funds from police force". 29 May 2020.

[71] "Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue given cash for equipment". BBC News. 20 February 2020.

[72] "Donation to fund new equipment for search and rescue service". 20 June 2020.

[73] Clarke, Lewis (21 March 2024). "News Article showing JCAC Civil Defence vehicle in background". Devon Live. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[74] "Border Force". Home Office Careers. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[75] st1100 (20 June 2020), Border Force Mitsubishi L200 FJ19 GNF, retrieved 29 July 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[76] "Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[77] "Medic Stations | Emergency Medical Services (EMS)".

[78] "Pittsburgh Police Cars, Ambulances And City Vehicles Changing Colors To Represent Steel Heritage". www.cbsnews.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[79] "Chicago PD debuts new vehicles with new graphics". policemag.com. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[80] "Checkered band". inlem.org. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[81] "New Ambulances for Chicago". chicagoareafire.com. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[a]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

[36]

[37]

[38]

[39]

[40]

[41]

[42]

[43]

[44]

[45]

[46]

[47]

[48]

[49]

[50]

[51]

[52]

[53]

[54]

[55]

[56]

[57]

[58]

[59]

[60]

[61]

[62]

[63]

[64]

[65]

[66]

[67]

[68]

[69]

[70]

[71]

[72]

[73]

[74]

[75]

[76]

[77]

[78]

[79]

[80]