Why are firetrucks red?

Because there are 4 wheels and 8 people on a firetuck and 4+8 = 12, and ther is 12 inches in a foot and 1 foot is a ruler and Queen Elizabeth was a ruler, and also a ship and the ship sails the seas and in the sea is fish and fish have fins ad the fins fought the russians, and the russians are red and frietrucks are always 'russian' around.