Any personnel in PPE at a fire scene that can't be in IDLH situations, I.E. Explorers or Recruits, wear red helmets. Fire fighters have black, technicians yellow, all officers have white, with chiefs having gold trim. The paid personnel have the traditional Cairns, not sure of the model, while explorers and recruits have the metros.
As a junior you get the same kind of gear that regular members have. We all got brand new Quaker Saftey gear personalized to fit us. Black Cairns N5A New Yorker. The one pictured above is my personal helmet that I bought.
We just color coaded with our incoming grant. Our explores get orange loin legacy 5's Our Probies over the age of 18 get blue Bullard tradisonals. Regular fire fighters get black bullards with black shelds. Our JR officers get red and our chief line gets White.
In my old department they wear orange and are fondly referred to as creamsicles. In my current department they wear red like everyone else just no crescents.