The strobe lights can be in round, oval or rectangular shapes. These lights can be mounted on any type of an emergency vehicle be it police cars, ambulances, fire trucks, snow plows, EMS, highway construction vehicles and so on. The amber, blue and red lights provide greater visibility from a long distance. Strobe light bars consist of strobe beacon lights. These are enclosed with a clear lens case that is made out of polycarbonate to protect the beacon lights. Consisting of two strobe beacons the entire mini light bar is seated on a magnetic base. Both the beacon lights can be of the same color or a different color combination can be used.
There are small emergency strobe lights that can be attached to life jackets. It allows easy installation on life jackets and is operated with a pull string that can be hand without any difficulty even with gloved hands. These lights can work continuously for eight hours and its incandescent lights can be seen up to two miles under normal visibility conditions. They come in cases that are water proof, corrosion resistant, and temperature resistant. Life jacket emergency strobe lights fully meet the safety standards of International Maritime Organization (IMO).
A VIP safety light, where VIP is the short for visual identification pendant, is an emergency strobe light, which combines in it a flashlight, a beacon, and an emergency flasher. On a normal visibility night the light will be seen up to a distance of more than 3 miles on a horizontal plane, and more than 5 miles on a vertical plane when looked from above. When the light uses a light, the bulb life will span a couple of decades depending on its usage because a bulb has a life of more than 100,000 hours.
Some home owners purchase home security strobe light as part of their whole security package from alarm companies. However, if your alarm system does not include these home security strobe lights, you can purchase them separately and wire them into your existing system. These come in a variety of colors but you will want to choose one that is definitely noticeable in the dark of night such as a bright xenon strobing model. The xenon home security strobe lights are so bright that they can be seen for quite a distance which makes them a great choice for home owners who live in rural areas or off the beaten path from suburbia.