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How do you identify yourself while off-duty?
Does your F.D. provide you with a means to identify yourself while off-duty, like a badge/ID card?
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Permalink Reply by FF Nick on
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With one of my 2 badges or ID cards lol. I gotta Fire District badge and ID as well as a Fire Dept badge and ID
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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on
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And why would I need to identify myself when I'm off duty. If I'm on duty I am wearing my uniform and badge. If I am off duty why is there a need to be identified?
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Obviously you haven't read all of the posts in this discussion.
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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We have a photo ID badge but hardly carry it... I can't help myself so sorry I gotta ask the question, Why would you need to identify yourself as an off-duty firefighter?
If someone came up to me during a fire and said they were Joe so and so from XYZ Fire Dept. I would say thanks for offering your assistance but you need to step back behind fire line tape.
Car accidents (it's the same) soon as we arrive, I am clearing out everyone who is not working for us. This includes, nurses and doctors, sounds awful but sorry it has bit us in the butt with a liability before.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Huff on
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Once someone comes off their 1-year probation with my dept., they are issued a wallet badge, and we are in the process of getting new badges for our parade uniforms. Also, we all have a department license plate on the front of our vehicles. Further, here in West Virginia, we can get a firefighter or volunteer firefighter plate.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on
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Oh that's an easy one....I look into the nearest mirror and ....Yup, that's me....or I ask someone near by....am I me today..? Paul
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I believe I cleared that up early on in this thread.
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I never thought of that! Thanks Paul.
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Permalink Reply by Shaun Hansen on
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no badge/ no ID's just a shirt and a ball cap and a coat....
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Permalink Reply by Becky on
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Aside from those of us who practically live in our company's t-shirts, we do have ID tags that we can carry around if we so please. Otherwise, since we are from such a small town, 1 sq. mile, most people know us just from seeing us around the borough.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Gillis on
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I am a volunteer in upstate ny a small fd with one Engine-Rescue, one Engine-Tanker and a brush truck. there are old department issued shirts older members have and duty coats we reccived at our holiday banquet. recently we had members purchase hats and polo shirts.
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