helmet color! what does it mean????

ok what colors of helmets does your dept use and what do they mean?????? My dept uses White,Red,Black,Yellow,Blue,and Orange. White= Chief Red= Captain Black= Lt Yellow= firefighter Blue= Safty Orange= Rookie

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Permalink Reply by J Hurlock on March 24, 2008 at 1:38pm

We use ;
Chief and asst. chief's --- White
Capt.--------------------- Red
LT. ----------------------- Blue
FF, With ff 1 or above cert - Yellow
FF with only in house trainning ---Yellow with red strips on outside.
Safety Officer----------------- Orange

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Permalink Reply by Matt Lutz on March 24, 2008 at 1:50pm

We use these:
Chief and Battalion Chiefs: White
Lt and captain: Black with yellow tets and white shields
Firefighters: Black with yellow tets and black shields
Recruits: Red modern helmets

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Permalink Reply by Brad Carlson on March 24, 2008 at 2:00pm

We use white and black.White for chief's if they desire to use them.And black for all others.We have the helmet shields that ID the chiefs from the ff's.

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Permalink Reply by TRUCKIE on March 28, 2008 at 6:34am

Coram NY

White=Chiefs

Black=All members

Blue=Probie

Red=Jrs

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Permalink Reply by James w Williams Sr on March 28, 2008 at 8:20am

I am from Delaware and we use the following:

White = all chiefs
Black = firefighters
Red = Probationary

For our Captians, Lt's and Chief Engineer we use different color Furnace sheilds on front of the helment. Like mine helment is black, but I have Chief Engineer on it

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Permalink Reply by Clint M. Nelsen on March 28, 2008 at 8:52am

Perry Fire is transitioning under new equipment. As always, Chiefs and Assistants and White, and Captains are red. FF's were yellow, but we're going to black. We have added two Lieutenants to the department, and they will now be yellow. Blue is our Fire investigator.

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Permalink Reply by 41rescue3 on March 28, 2008 at 11:10am

we use white red and yellow
white = cheif and asst cheif
red= captians and Lt.
yellow= all other firefighters and juniors

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Chewning on March 28, 2008 at 1:49pm

on our department and most of our surrounding departments we use:

white- chief and assistant chiefs
red- captains and lieutenants
orange- safety
black- firefighter

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Permalink Reply by ZACH on April 11, 2008 at 6:37pm

im from Fort Johnson Fire Co

White-chief
Red-captain
Yellow-lieutenant
Black-firefighter

we all have cairns 1010's but the juniors have the old bullards but i call the the turtle shells

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Permalink Reply by anne potter on April 12, 2008 at 12:27am

I REALLY DON'T THINK IT MATTERS.. CHOICE OF THE DEPT... WHITE IS ALWAYS CHIEF.. AFTER THAT UP TO THE DEPT

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Permalink Reply by john on May 11, 2008 at 9:24pm

White~ chief, 1st asst chief,2nd asst chief, & chiefs aide (made up position for older member)
Yellow ~ Lieutenants
Red ~ Safety officers
Black ~ Firefighters

the majority of fire companies paid and volly in our county are the same color coordination.
keeps confusion down on mutual aide. everyone knows who is what coming up on someone elses
jamboree.