Helmet color vs rank

[3007]

What is the color of your helmets for your firefighters, lieutenants, captains and up the chain of command for your department?

[FireLt1951]

FF's- yellow

Sgt's, Lt's & Capt's- Red

B/C and above- White

[CaptainGonzo]

Firefighter: black with black shield.

Lieutenants and Captains: black with a white shield.

Deputy Cief and Chief: white with gold shield.

[Jay911]

Firefighter: Yellow helmet - shield black for probationary, green for Level 4, yellow for Levels 3 and 2, and red for Level 1.

Lieutenant: Red helmet with yellow shield.

Captain: Red helmet with red shield.

Deputy/Assistant Chief: White helmet with red shield.

Fire Chief: White helmet with white shield.

--j.

[MalahatTwo7]

Yellow for the worker bees (red stipes included for probies)
Red for Capts with "Captain" stickers on the side.(we aren't big enough for Lts)
White for the big Guys. They get the big shield in their hat too, with "Chief" and "Deputy Chief" pasted on the sides.

[MFDExplorer51]

line officers:white
FF's: black
Jrs: red(not yet, but soon)

[firefighter26]

White for the big Guys. They get the big shield in their hat too, with "Chief" and "Deputy Chief" pasted on the sides.

Yup, those big white helmets can be a little heavy too. :rolleyes:

[FFEMTJohn]

Black-Firefighters
Red-Captains/Lts
White- Chiefs
Blue- EMS

[HF&R_H28]

Officer-White
FF-Black
Jr.-Yellow

[PuffyNPFD]

Work
FF-Black Traditional with Co. color according to FDNY standard
Lt. and Capt.-Black Traditional with white shield
BC. and COD - White Traditional with gold shield

Volly
FFOP-Yellow Traditional with red shield and orange tetrahedrons
FF-Yellow Traditional with black station shield HOWEVER
there are those of us that have bought Black New Yorkers with
FDNY fronts according to assigned co. I am one of those!!:D
Lt. and Capt.- Red Traditional with white shield
COD. and DC.- White Traditional with gold shield

[FDirish]

This is our designation-

Yellow - firefighters (yellow front w/ silver scramble)

Red- company officers (red leather front w/ gold bugles)

Batts, A/C, Dep, & Chief- white (white fronts w/ gold bugles)

Staff Officers- white (white frontw/ gold scramble)

All personnel w/ medic certification have a star of life on rear left of helmet.

We issue 1010's but half wear leathers.

[FFPug163]

Yellow for Firefighters
Red for Captains
White for Chiefs and the Marshal

[FlyingKiwi]

Take a peek at http://www.fire.org.nz/more_info/fire_stuff/helmets.htm

shows the colours, ranks and info on our "Bone Domes"

http://www.fire.org.nz/more_info/fire_stuff/epaulettes.htm

Shows the epaulette system.

http://www.fire.org.nz/photos/vehicles/vehicles.htm

thems the trucks

[CaptainGonzo]

:D Do your helmets have sheepskin liners? :D

[FlyingKiwi]

Captain Gonzo

No but the probies wear wool on the outside of theirs, so we can get it over their eyes faster. :D :D :D

[RyanEMVFD]

Color of helmets per the SOP.

Yellow = firefighters
Red = Captains & Lts.
White = Chief & ***'t Chief

Actual Colors are:

Yellow = firefighters
Red = Captains & Lts.
White = Chief
Black = ***'t Chief, Training Officer, EMS Captain or whatever role I'm filling in as. Just bought my black helmet and I'm not getting rid of it.

[CJMinick390]

Baltimore County, MD (Career and Volunteer)

Modern lids

Firefighter Yellow or Black

Lt. Blue

Capt. Red

Chiefs - White with Batt., Deputy, etc. listed on a crescent

Traditionals

Firefighters Black or Yellow, Black Shield

Lt. Painted (or molded) blue or with blue reflective treatment, blue shield

Capt. Painted (or molded) red or with red reflective treatment, red shield

Chiefs - Painted (or Molded)white, gold shield with rank.

Additionally, some companies use orange for probationary or trainees who haven't completed FF 1.

[Kobersteen]

Here in the Nations Capital:

Firefighter, EMT, Paramedic, Sgt, Lt, Capt - All wear black helmets (issue 1010's). The only difference is the cresent with the rank/specialty on the back and the rank/specialty on the shield.

BFC, DFC, AFC and (presumably... because I dont know anyone who has seen our current FC in gear!) FC wear white helmets.

The reason the rank and file wear black is because our (soon to be history!) FC couldn't tell the Chief and line officers apart on a fireground. :eek:


In my previous life, with the Houston, Texas Fire Department:

Black Ben Franklins for Firefighters and Chauffers

Red Ben Franklins for Captains and Senior Captains

White Ben Franklins for Distrct Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief and Fire Chief.

[mfgentili]

Firefighters, Lieutenants, and Captains - Black
All Chief Officers - White

Same color scheme applies to turnout gear

[FlyingKiwi]

Realising the traditional aspect of helmets, the main reason we changed to yellow from black was to be seen in a smoke filled room.

Personaly I am a lot happier being seen by somebody else when the furs flying.

[F52Westside]

Firefighters - Black
Sgts. - Yellow
Lts. - Red
Fire Marshal and Training Officer/Asst. FM - White

[Co11FireGal]

We apparently use the KISS rule. Our colors are red, red, and red. Some officers have decals on their helmets that show their titles, but not all. It's not really difficult to tell people apart when you have VERY FEW volunteers.

[Halligan]

Yellow- Firefighter (red tape stripes for juniors)
Red- Engineers
White- Lt., Chief Engineer, Capt., Dep. Chief, Assist. Chief, Chief.

P.S. we are switching to the "Traditional Style" soon so this may change:D :cool:

[VMAN911]

WASHINGTON, DC JUST WENT TO A NEW STYLED HELMET (CAIRNS 1010) THE HELMET COLOR IS BLACK FOR ALL RANKS (EMS, FF,SGT, LT, CAPT) AND WHITE FOR THE RANKS OF BFC,DFC, ASST.CH, FC. PERSONALLY I THINK THE IDEA IS SILLY, I THINK THAT ALL OFFICERS SHOULD BE WHITE AND FIREFIGHTERS FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD BE BLACK... JUST MY OPINION. :eek:

BACK IN THE DAY DC HELMET STANDARDS WERE THIS: YELLOW FOR FIREFIGHTERS, WHITE FOR OFFICERS (SGT THRU FIRE CHIEF), ORANGE FOR EMS.:rolleyes:

[WTFD10]

Unfortunately, we have modern style "salad bowls"

FF: Black
Crescents: Pikers (first 4 months on dept.)- No sticker
Probationary FF - "Trainee" stickers
FF/EMT - "Firefighter" sticker w/ red lettering
FF/Paramedic - "Fire Medic" w/ red lettering

Safety Officer: Orange or Yellow w/ "Safety" stickers

Captains: Red w/ "Captain" stickers

Assistant Chiefs: White w/ "Asst. Chief" stickers

Chief: White traditional style w/ white leather shield

[Firelover]

Firefighters Black
LT's Red
Capt's Yellow
Managment White

That's the scheme in my neck of the woods!