Q.Why are fire engines red in colour? Ans. fire engines have ladders. ladders have steps. steps are one foot apart. foot can be measured using rulers. a ruler can b a king or a queen. elizabeth is the queen of england. elizabeth is also the name of a ship. ships float on water. water has fishes. fishes hav fins. fins r the people of finland. the colour of the national flag of finland is red. so fire engines are red.........