Helmets- Lets see Them!

Lets see your helmets FF's!

I also have some questions...

I have a fire helmet thats about 10 years old and I was wondering if you guys think it is still usable. The crash pad is still good and there are ear flaps and all. The front emblem is just smashed up.

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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on June 28, 2008 at 9:15pm

amazingly enough when you go to training, and show up to calls your helmet takes on a nice natural "SALTY" look. Go figure. Maybe I should start selling my helmets after a year or so.

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Permalink Reply by Ralph on June 29, 2008 at 11:46am

I spent 15 years on the volunteer department before getting a full time gig, and all of my helmets were in my hands brand new with the exception of the older R.I. helmet, and the black leather that I refurbed, so I do know where they've been and what I've done in them, and my son will get them when I'm gone. I can't imagine using someone elses helmet that's had a lot of time put on them either...

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Permalink Reply by Ben Hatton on June 29, 2008 at 8:52pm

I have all but one of my helmets that I have ever worn. The one I am missing is my rookie helmet from my first volunteer department and it is true that your new helmet tends to get a "character" of its own after a year or so.

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Permalink Reply by Tommy on July 15, 2008 at 9:36pm

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Permalink Reply by Firesqwasher357 on July 15, 2008 at 10:00pm

Here's a couple pics of my daughter wearing my helmet when I first got promoted to Engineer.

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Permalink Reply by Eric on July 15, 2008 at 10:13pm

The first two are my current helment and the last two are my old helment

and yes the reflecters do reflect. I don't no if the meet nfpa standerds or not but they do reflect. They reflect pretty darn good. just as good as the others.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Kerr on July 16, 2008 at 12:17am

wow dude your even more of a whacker than i am. lol. why do you have a little 3 inch front on a helmet that should have a 6 inch.

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Permalink Reply by Eric on July 16, 2008 at 12:25am

I am about to order me a 6 in. I got this helment from a fire department that was buying new ones. So I didn't have one to put on it. So I grabbed a one of busted helments at the station (lion - Revolutions) and grabbed the front off it. I am going to order me one for the front eventully.

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Permalink Reply by Yee on July 16, 2008 at 12:38am

The first picture is the back of it and teh 2nd is the front.

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Permalink Reply by Tony P on July 21, 2008 at 8:15am

I'm wearing the 2nd hand helmet I was given when I came to my present Brigade. "It looks OK", so it was given to me. I was able to get a new inner harness, so at least I'm not picking up anybody else's head lice! I should follow up to see if our lids have a 'use by' date, mine would be past it I think! They're Kevlar reinforced, and Kevlar breaks down under UV radiation - something we have plenty of!

There're photos of my lid in my album.

When it comes to the 'salty' look, forget it. My helmet gets washed after every dirty job. I hate dirty gear, just makes you look like a slob!