Helmet colors

[sapper937]

just seeing what other departments use as far as helmet colors for their departments

my vollie department uses yellow for firefighters red for capts and lts white for cheifs and blue for emts and we used to be white for all officers

and the paid on call department that i was on uses yellow for firefighters black for lts red for capts white for cheifs orange for saftey green for ems only

[WD6956]

We run black for everyone but Chiefs.

[sapper937]

We run black for everyone but Chiefs.

interesting do yall use a different style sheild for officers/engineers/firefighters?

[WD6956]

interesting do yall use a different style sheild for officers/engineers/firefighters?

Firefighters have black shields. Officers have white shields. Cheifs have painted shields.

[LaFireEducator]

Combo Department

Chiefs - White
Captains - Red
Senior Firefighters - Yellow w/ "Senior Firefighter" rocker
Firefighters - Yellow w/ "Firefighter" rocker
Probationary Firefighters - Yellow, no rocker
Junior Firefighters - Blue
Support - Gear optional. If issued, yellow w/ "Support" rocker

Volunteer Department

Chiefs - White
Captains - Red
LTs - Black
Firefighters - Yellow
Juniors - Blue

[Nozzleman25]

Paid Dept

Chiefs- White
Capt's & Lt's -Red
Firefighters- Yellow
Recruits- Black
Explorers - Blue

[FFJHAWK]

Chiefs--White
Catptain, Leiutenants--Red
FF's--Yellow

All traditional helmets w/ black shields with red panels and black lettering.

[RoaddoggAK]

Chiefs: White
Captain: Yellow (closer to white than red)
Lieutenant: Red
Firefighter: Black
Juniors: Blue Salad Bowl
Safety Captain: Green

[sapper937]

Juniors: Blue Salad Bowl

interesting im noticeing most departments use helmet color to show who the explorers are when i was an explorer from 2001-2006 all we had to diffrentiate us from the actual firefighters was the old black gear from the mid-early 90s and a bright orange vest that said explorers

[WD6956]

Senior Firefighters - Yellow w/ "Senior Firefighter" rocker
Firefighters - Yellow w/ "Firefighter" rocker
Probationary Firefighters - Yellow, no rocker

What seperates a Senior Firefighter from a regular Firefighter?

[Chewy911]

Volly Dept (all helments are 1044s except for Jrs)

Chief (all types) White
Captians and Lts. Red
Firefighters Black
Jrs Yellow

[rangerbob]

Combination Department:

Non-IDLH qualified - Red
Firefighters - Yellow
EMTs - Blue
Chiefs - White

At the Training Academy they use Orange for Instructors and Green for the Safety Officer.

[Eng34FF]

Chiefs: White with white shield
Safety Officer: White with green shield
Captain: White with Red Shield
LT: White with Blue Shield
FF: Black
Probie: Black with Orange Shield

[Ctuttle3d]

Chiefs= white
Capt= red w/white front plate
Lt's = black w/white front plate
FF's = black w/black front plate
All traditional helmets all cairns 880's and 1044's

probies = yellow modern

[LaFireEducator]

What seperates a Senior Firefighter from a regular Firefighter?

Senior firefighter functions at roughly the rank of LT.

They are assigned to a particulate apparatus and are responsible for checking it weekly, as well as the tools, and taking care of minor maintainence issues such as blown lights.

On the fireground they are assigned as team/crew leaders, sector officers, safety/staging officers and function as IC in the absence of a chief officer or captain.

[slackjawedyokel]

I always thought you could tell the seniors by the nomex walkers.

[WD6956]

Senior firefighter functions at roughly the rank of LT.

They are assigned to a particulate apparatus and are responsible for checking it weekly, as well as the tools, and taking care of minor maintainence issues such as blown lights.

On the fireground they are assigned as team/crew leaders, sector officers, safety/staging officers and function as IC in the absence of a chief officer or captain.

Ah, i see. Is the promotion to Senior Firefighter automatic after a certain number of years? or do you test for the position like a typical officer slot? Do you not have Lt's in your department?

[LaFireEducator]

I always thought you could tell the seniors by the nomex walkers.

I have one of those too.

Don't forget they must have the NFPA required reflective trim as well to be fully compliant.

[LaFireEducator]

Ah, i see. Is the promotion to Senior Firefighter automatic after a certain number of years? or do you test for the position like a typical officer slot? Do you not have Lt's in your department?

We do not have LTs in my combo department.

The minimum requirements are an EMS certification, FFI, NIMS 100/200 and 2 years of service. Driver-Operator, FFII, as well as any other certification, will earn a pre-determined number of bonus points. The Senior Firefighter position for the rescue truck also requires specialized confined space and high angle training of at least 40 hours each and it's preferred that you are a member of the Specialized Rescue Team.

When there is an opening, you apply, and the Chief officers make the final decision based on training, experience and availability.

[Chenzo]

Firefighters have black helmets with black fronts.
Lt.'s have yellow helmets, or yellow fronts on black helmets.
Capt.'s have red helmets, or red fronts on on black helmets.
Chief's have white helmets.