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Are the different types of helmets mean different ranks or what do they mean
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Permalink Reply by Michael Wood on
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Well in my department chief and assist chief wears white captains and lt's wear yellow, firefighter wear black and rookies wear orange.
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Permalink Reply by Brandon on
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My department
Chiefs wear white
Captains wear yellow
Lieutenants Wear red
Officers Black
and Juniors, Orange
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Permalink Reply by FF Nick on
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Typically most go with "The lighter the color, the higher the position" Not all departments do this though
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Are you talking about different types, or different colors? In my department (volunteer department) we all wear the traditional style once you have established that you are going to stay with the department for a little while...until that point you are issued a "salad bowl" or modern style helmet. There are many types of helmets out there, traditional, modern, rescue, wildland, ect.
As for colors, it will vary by department. My department is:
Chief and Captain, White; Lieutenant, red; everyone else, yellow; cadet (youth program), black
The department next to us has White for chief, assistant chief, captain; yellow for lieutenant; blue for firefighter
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Permalink Reply by Scott on
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Chief (any rank of Chief) White
Capt, Lt, Paramedic officer, Driver, FF/PM, FF, Cadet or Interns are Black. Rank is differentiated by the front piece they have.
Some of our civilian staff have Yellow if they have a reason to be on a scene such as PIO or part of the ICS staff.
Cadets and Interns have different gear than the rest so they can be quickly ID'ed on the fire ground.
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Permalink Reply by David Anthony Duron on
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BPFD #1:
Juniors: Blue
Firefighters: Yellow
Sr. FFs: Yellow
Captains: Red
Chiefs: White
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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Joey,
There really is no standard regarding helmet color, there are general guidelines but no real 'rules' dictating what color a fire helmet should be. This is left up to the individual departments where anything goes...
Typically, firefighters and engineers wear black or yellow helmets. Black helmets are considered old school by many...
I think most people associate firefighters with yellow helmets, and the kids love them too!
Fire Captains, and again this is a generalization where red fire helmets... which used to look like this back in the day...
Now, all helmets must pass safety standards to ensure maximum protection from blunt trauma or other materials that could cause injury or death. Typical Fire Captain helmets look like this:
And chief officers wear white...
CBz
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Permalink Reply by Roy Walker on
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In some departments the different colors indicate the degree of brain injury
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Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on
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At both of my departments:
White=any rank of Chief
Red=Lt's and Capt's
Black=Firefighters
At another larger neighboring department:
White=any rank of Chief
Red=Ladder Co's
Black=Engine Co's
Yellow=Heavy Rescue Co's
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