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Posted about 1 year ago

 

What do you think my house uses all dark navy for line firefighters and capts. white for chiefs. I think we should go to Dark navy for the line guys, light blue for Capts. and LTs. and white for chiefs what are your thoughts


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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

Darker colors don't show dirt as much. I have worn the white shirt. I hated it. I prefer navy blue, regardless of rank.


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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

We all run dark navy, except for chiefs.  They want us to try out the saftey green/annoying bright neon snot green for shirts, but I don't think they will last, show dirt too easily.  They do have the advantage of standing out though.

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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

Due the North Texas heat, we stay away from the Navy......and opted on a gray.  They look pretty sharp and don't draw the heat as badly as the Navy.  With the red-dirt/clay up here, white is definitely not an option.


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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

When I was in the military and working on the airfield, we could wear a red or navy blue t-shirt, the captains wore a light blue button up shirt and of course the chiefs wore white.  Everyone in the volunteer department wore a navy blue t-shirt.  In the private amublance business, everyone wears white collar, button up shirts with black pocket flaps and black epaulettes.  The only distinction is that the medics wear a patch over the left breast pocket and basics don't.

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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

Everyone on our dept wears a navy blue T-Shirt or sweatshirt. The exception is our dress shirt- White for Chief and Navy for everyone else.


Local ambulance service (AMR) is white for everyone.


I like the grey idea.

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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

Up here in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Corrections wears grey shirts.  There are a few ambulance services who wear grey also.

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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

My Department issues light blue shirts for all line personnel (Firefighters,Lieutenants and Captains). Deputy Chiefs, the Chief of the Department and day crew (Code Enforcement/Fire Prevention) wear white shirts. Training/Safety Officer wears dark Navy uniform. All personnel wear black turnouts regardless of rank. Black helmets for all but the Deputy Chiefs.

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Rate This | Posted about 1 year ago

 

For everyday station wear i prefer shorts and a golf shirt. Our dress uniforms are white for line officers and light blue for FF's.

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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

the fire dept ing the city i live wheres black i belive, so does MENTER wares a dark blue /black uniform  my public Safety class wheres a gray uniform 


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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

I'm still wondering what this has to do with "Items for sale & trade", or "Patch & badge collecting" ?


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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

hmmm, i have some navy blue dockers for sale! lol j/k

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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

Firefighters - Lt. blue shirt, silver badge and collar insignia.


Line Officers - Lt. blue shirt, gold badge and collar insignia.


Chiefs - White shirt with larger gold badge and insignia.


Helmets are orange for probies, black for firefighters, yellow for lieutenants, red for captains, and white for chiefs.

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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

hey chase1 I have a lite blue sheet on my bed does that go in this column also? (haha)


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Rate This | Posted 10 months ago

 

chase1 says ...



I'm still wondering what this has to do with "Items for sale & trade", or "Patch & badge collecting" ?



Somebody's gotta sell 'em before we can wear 'em!!!


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Rate This | Posted about 1 month ago

 

Here in Northern Arizona, all of the departments wear Dark Navy Blue for all line personal including the Capt and LT. The Chief wears a Class B shirt with a hard badge on it w/ Navy pants. The only time that the line personel wear the Class B shirt is for Business inspections. Our Chiefs thought on this is "SOMEBODY CALLING FOR A MEDICAL ASSIST ISNT GOING TO CARE IF YOU HAVE SOME BRIGHT SHINNY BADGE ON YOUR CHEST OR NOT. PLUS IF YOU HAVE A STRUCTURE FIRE CALL OR A CAR FIRE CALL YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE CLASS B SHIRT BEFORE YOU PUT ON YOUR BUNKER GEAR COAT. IF NOT YOUR AIR PACK STRAPS GO RIGHT OVER YOUR BADGE."  I know that in Phoenix AZ they were a t-shirt and a pair of Navy Blue pants w/ a pair of side zip boots by rocky. Or if the Line personel are wearing shorts they all will be wearing Fire Dex rescue pants w/ a pair of 14" Leather bunker boots. I know that in my Department all of us must be in the same uniform through out the day. I let all of my personal wear the uniform the same way that Phoenix Fire Department does. This is just what I know that we wear in Mohave Couny Arizona.


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Rate This | Posted 27 days ago

 

we actually have 2 different colors we wear on certain days. We wear all dark navy and then some days we wear cadet blue.  For an example on monday we wear dark navy then on tuesdays we wear cadet blue.... we alternate colors. ....


But really why is this posted in Patch & Badge Collecting?


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Rate This | Posted 27 days ago

 

Sadly, I'll continue to fuel the one year old mis categorized thread.  On ambulance and wheelchair we have to wear white button down shirt, and black pants.  We are allowed t owear navy blue Dickies pants though.  During winter months we are required to wear a turtle-neck under the white shirt, and in theory if we're wearing the blue, we wear a long sleeve white button down.  Most of us do the short sleeve white button down shirt for comfort

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Rate This | Posted 21 days ago

 

We live in one of the hottest spots in the nation.  Last year we transitioned from "powder blue" to Navy; and the Chief officers gave up their white shirts.


 


We are all on one teaml and teams wear the same uniform.


 


Oh, and when it is hot, it is hot.  I am in no more discomfort, when it is 120 outside, wearing my Navy Blue, than I was in my White or Powder blue uniform.