helmet color! what does it mean????

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Permalink Reply by firechief911 on August 7, 2008 at 3:43pm

hey watch it lol [jello heads] i is one i guess

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Permalink Reply by AFDMedic10 on March 24, 2008 at 8:18am

Agawam, Massachusetts uses: White with Red shield=Chief / Deputy Chief, we do not have Captains on the department, Red with White shield=Lt, Black with Black shield=Firefighters, and Black with red shield=Probational Firefighters. We also have a call force that is identified with orange tetrahendrons while the career firefighters are yellow. The call forces highest rank is Lt.

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Permalink Reply by Sandy113 on March 24, 2008 at 11:16am

White= deputy/batalion/assistant chief
black with black shield=firefighter
black with orange shield= captain/lt
red stripe front to back=probie

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Permalink Reply by mike wright on March 24, 2008 at 11:21am

we use white for chiefs, red for captains, leutenants, and yellow for firefighters, and blue for saftey. i wish they would just make a standard color all across the board. this would make it easier to keep track of who is who on fire ground.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on March 24, 2008 at 11:35am

My Department is located in Illinois about 20 miles west of Chicago, (MABAS Division 2). Our area uses the following standard:
Battalion Chief and above = White helmet.
LT & Capt. = Red helmet.
Firefighter = Black helmet.
We used to use yellow helmets for probies, but switched to black helmets with orange helmet fronts. Stay safe!

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Permalink Reply by Sean Crotty on March 24, 2008 at 11:45am

Chief-Asst Chiefs: White
Capt/Lt: Blk Helmet w/White Fronts
Firefighters: Blk Helmet w/Blk front
Safety Officer: Blue

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Permalink Reply by ScottG 3641-2 on March 24, 2008 at 11:56am

County Coordinators/Battalion Chiefs: Orange Helmets
Chief and Assitants: White helmets ( 1 chief still has modern dome style with cresents, 2 chiefs have traditional new yorker's ben2 or 1010 defender) with white shields with company colors (yellow background, blue lettering)
Captain/Lieutenants: Black helmet (all as of now have traditonal NY's either ben2 or 1010's with white shield)
Interior FF: Blue helmets (modern dome) Switching to Black Ben2's with blue shields
Exterior FF: Black Helmet (modern dome) switching to Black ben2's with undecided color shield
Junior FF; yellow Helmet (modern dome) switching to Black Ben2's with undecided color shield

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Permalink Reply by turk182 "Shawn Conaway" on March 24, 2008 at 12:25pm

White-Chief
Red- Assistant Chief,Captain,1st LT,2ND LT
Black-Engineer,Fire Police Captain,Fire Fighters
The red helmets have rank written on the plackerd

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Permalink Reply by amanda on March 24, 2008 at 1:04pm

blue-trainee, black with no shield- fire fighter but no medical training, black with shield- fully certified, white- chief, yellow- leiutenent, orange- captain or sgt

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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 Ryan on March 24, 2008 at 1:47pm

My Dept. use White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black.
White- Chief
Red- Captain
Yellow- Lt.
Blue- Safety
Black- Firefighter/ Rookie

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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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