Various embodiments of electronic flares are described which generally comprise a light module that is disposed along a portion of a housing and includes at least one light source for emitting light according to a lighting mode, a power source for providing power to the light module, a circuit board that is disposed within the housing and is electrically coupled to the power source and light module, the circuit board including a controller for providing power to the light module according to the selected lighting mode when the electronic flare is activated; and a switch having an external switch portion and an internal switch portion coupled to one another, the external switch portion being disposed along an outer portion of the housing and the internal switch portion being operatively coupled to the circuit board, the external switch portion being rotatably movable by a user to one or more positions where each position is associated with a different lighting mode allowing the user to select the lighting mode.