helmet color! what does it mean????

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Permalink Reply by Matt Hadfield on March 23, 2008 at 9:46pm

In my department we use white, red, yellow, and black.

White=Chief, Deputy Chief, Asst. Chief
Red=Lieutenant
Yellow=Captain
Black=Firefighter
Everyone wears 1010's with the exception of the probies they wear the morning pride we call them "domes" but the modern style helmet instead of the traditional. When the probie graduates from the academy then they get their 1010.

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Permalink Reply by Chrystal Jenkins on March 23, 2008 at 9:46pm

White-Chief Red- Captain & Lt. Black- Firefighter Blue-Safety Yellow- Jr. firefighters.....

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Permalink Reply by Don Zimmerman on March 23, 2008 at 9:54pm

Green is safety, suit and tie the mayor, Officers red, Command staff white, firefighters yellow.

Check NFPA for the actual correct way to do it. There is a method to the method.

Zimm

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Permalink Reply by Greenman on March 24, 2008 at 12:38am

FireSiren,

Some of us have been around a while and have seen these discussions before, but now that we have over, what...15,000 of us, some discussions are going to happen again...with new folks doing the inputting!

If it's a discussion you've seen "ad infinitum" then simply don't participate in that particular discussion. As someone once said, "There is nothing new under the sun."

GM

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Permalink Reply by Greg Pierce on May 12, 2008 at 9:05pm

I liked your response, FireSiren. I'm still pissin' myself laughing.......

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Permalink Reply by Greenman on May 12, 2008 at 11:36pm

Siren,

You don't need my permission to bypass an old discussion, but some folks seem to feel the need to beat new folks for having a discussion which has "already been beat to death."

Of course I feel the need to tell all those who complain about old topics being discussed "yet again" that they don't have to jump on our fellow members whose member numbers happen to be higher than 10,000...

GM

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Permalink Reply by Engine 32 Capt. on June 6, 2008 at 12:34pm

Oh, you are sooo my hero!

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Permalink Reply by R.J. Schall on March 23, 2008 at 10:23pm

On my fire department, the colors are:

Chief and 2 assistant chief's: White
Captains: Red
Lieutenants: Yellow
Safety Officer: Blue
Trainee's: Blk w/ red 'TRAINEE' Rockers
Firefighters: Black w/ 'FIREFIGHTER' rockers

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Permalink Reply by EFD 960 on March 23, 2008 at 10:47pm

White=chiefs
Red=captains
Yellow= Lt.
Black=firefighters

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Permalink Reply by Dusty Baize on March 23, 2008 at 11:26pm

we use red, yellow, white and black. White=chief, Red=captain, Black=LT., Yellow=firefighter

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Permalink Reply by Captain Hays on March 23, 2008 at 11:37pm

City of College Place, Washington uses.

White = Chief / Asst Chief / Fire Marshal

Red = Captain / Lt

Black = Firefighter

Yellow = Firefighter / Rookie

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Permalink Reply by firechief911 on August 7, 2008 at 3:41pm

thats what ours are but we have a first responder and emt that has to have a blue he says. so he has a blue but he bought it. we dont have an ambulance but do first respond when we get called . at least we are the only fd in our county of 14 depts one being pd that has triditional helmets and leather globe boots they are nice the pd dept has rubber boots

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