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04-09-2011, 04:56 PM #1Forum Member
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depends on his dept what a black color symbolizes... could be a capt or luet. just depends... or something completely different from all that
Whos says Fire Trucks cant be YELLOW!
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It could mean he is out of his probie period as well. Why don't you call him up and ask?
I know of some departments that give you yellow salad bow's as probie's and Jr's, Then you get a black helmet once you become a full firefighter.
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Maybe this is the one he was talking about?
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Or perhaps this. I hear retro is in these days.
Originally Posted by BULL321
Maybe this is the one he was talking about?
honestly - ask him. Different departments have different meanings attached to different colours - there isn't one standard across the board.
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Well, it means you have to love him and accept him because he is family. There will be a period of adjustment, but remember--he is still the same person as before.
Logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead.
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Maybe he got his psudeo-tapout/affliction ******bag shirt in.
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In my NY volly dept, black helmets are issued to firefughters. Cairns 1010's or the salad bowls (550 I think). Your choice. A few of the older members still have cows, but most opted for the polycarbonate ones when we switched over.
Orange scotchlite reflectors mean exterior only.
Yellow/green is for interior qualified.
Line officers get red helmets, and chiefs get white ones.
Last I checked, explorers got yellow with blue reflective stickers.
I don't recall what probies get... In my day they had green helmets
(and got called greenies or green weenies if they really wanted to bust your chops. )
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Why did you not ask him but asked an internet forum?
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Because he didn't want to look dumb in front of a bunch of people. Originally Posted by FiremanLyman
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Originally Posted by snowball
Now he looks dumb in front of literally millions of people!
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All helmets regardless of color turn black if you where em long enough
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How do you WHERE a helmet? Originally Posted by IronValor
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He is a Sith lord and in command of the Death Star? Originally Posted by Just Wondering
Chief Dwayne LeBlanc
Paincourtville Volunteer Fire Department
Paincourtville, LA
"I have a dream. It's not a big dream, it's just a little dream. My dream — and I hope you don't find this too crazy — is that I would like the people of this community to feel that if, God forbid, there were a fire, calling the fire department would actually be a wise thing to do. You can't have people, if their houses are burning down, saying, 'Whatever you do, don't call the fire department!' That would be bad."
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I do it all the time... Originally Posted by BULL321
How do you WHERE a helmet?
Turnout coat - check
Turnout pants - check
Gloves - check
Nomex hood - check..
...now WHERE in the heck is my helmet?
Chief Dwayne LeBlanc
Paincourtville Volunteer Fire Department
Paincourtville, LA
"I have a dream. It's not a big dream, it's just a little dream. My dream — and I hope you don't find this too crazy — is that I would like the people of this community to feel that if, God forbid, there were a fire, calling the fire department would actually be a wise thing to do. You can't have people, if their houses are burning down, saying, 'Whatever you do, don't call the fire department!' That would be bad."
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It's right they're.
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And if that goes on long enough, the air tends to turn blue.... Originally Posted by dmleblanc
...now WHERE in the heck is my helmet?Opinions my own. Standard disclaimers apply.
Everyone goes home. Safety begins with you.
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Oh it's right WEAR I left it! Thanks. Originally Posted by tajm611
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“Guys if you get hurt, we’ll help you. If you get sick we’ll treat you. If you want to bitch and moan, then all I can tell you is to flick the sand out of your slit, suck it up or get the hell out!”
- Capt. Marc Cox CFD
Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.
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http://sylvafiredeptnc.tripod.com
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Originally Posted by Just Wondering
?My cousin has been a volunteer in NY for a while, and he said that he just got his black helmet. What does that mean exactly
Or he could be Dark Helmet form Spaceballs... Originally Posted by dmleblanc
He is a Sith lord and in command of the Death Star?
"The education of a firefighter and the continued education of a firefighter is what makes "real" firefighters. Continuous skill development is the core of progressive firefighting. We learn by doing and doing it again and again, both on the training ground and the fireground."
Lt. Ray McCormack, FDNY
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04-10-2011, 06:01 PM #20Forum Member
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I didn't ask him because him and I aren't exactly on the best of terms. He posted a picture of it on his facebook though.
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