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Could someone direct me to a source that would show proper helmet colors for the various officers in the fire department? Shouldn't the Chief be the only one to wear white?
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Permalink Reply by G. Taylor 1208 on
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At my department the chief and assistant chiefs wear white helmets
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Permalink Reply by Tom Rucker on
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Thanks for your reply. Unless someone can show me differently, I assume that this is a "by department policy" and not a general rule.
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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White seems the most consistent color for Chief Officers across the US. As for the rest, it appears to mostly a department thing. Requiring "standard colors" nationwide would be paramount to requiring all fire apparatus to be red. It just ain't going to happen in my lifetime.
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I agree - standardization would be good.
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When you say "junior officers" - does that include Captain and Lt's?
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Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on
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It usually is a department standard on who wears what color, the NFPA does'nt offer a standard on this matter.
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Permalink Reply by Dennis Brown on
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i dont think there is a standard but it would be nice but whare im at its chief & asst.chief wear white capt & lts.red
fire fighters black or yellow jrs yellow with red stripe
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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on
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In my travels, this is what I've seen for company officers. Red-here. Black with the skunk strip- LA County. Black with white shield-FDNY. White-Loundon County. The only common thing I've seen is chiefs wear white. After that, it's anybodies guess.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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In my area of Chicagoland, helmet colors are as follows:
White = Chief Officers.
Red = Lt's and Capt's.
Black = Firefighters.
Hope this helps, stay safe!
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Permalink Reply by Wilsy on
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White- Chief and Deputy Chief
Red- Captains
Black- Firefighters
Yellow- Probies
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Permalink Reply by Charles Bowles on
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in my dept., we use:
White: Chiefs and Asst. Chiefs
Red: Captains
Yellow: Just about everyone else
Orange: Probies, and/or uncertified members
The fronts on the helmets have no dept. standard, solely what the fire finds aesthetically acceptable
We also use tan turnout
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Permalink Reply by Chris Gaylord on
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Down in SoCal (where I used to be), it was pretty much the standard white for Chiefs, red for Captains and yellow for Engineers and FFs. Some medics were in blue...others yellow since most are FF/medics.
Up here, Chiefs also wear white, but most everyone else wears black (lots of leathers up here). We differentiate with reflective material color though: Captains have red or orange tets and Engineers and FFs have yellow ones. Some dept's also use a different color shield for officers...we all (including Chiefs) have black shields with red panels. FFs/Engs have a number (their "seniority number") in the middle and Captains and Chiefs have a rank medallion.
Just to add some more to the discussion though: when I was in Australia a couple years ago, I discovered they use the opposite color scheme of us. FFs "down under" wear white helmets, and Chiefs wear yellow (company officers are still red). I came across a restaurant fire in Hobart, Tasmania and was seriously wondering why there were so many Chiefs loading hose. :-D
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