Yes, these are real and they're made by Bullard. I would hope that nobody would wear one of these, but I know someone will. As if vollies didn't have enough stereotypes to live up to:
Realtree fire helmets... ugh
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I agree, it just Camo is really popular nowdays. We went from Black back in the day to yellow except line officers and the chief. Really liked the color change then, just made it so much easier to spot the other guy's. That would blend in too much with debris and such...Whats next full camo turnouts??
Be cool as a gift, or maybe a non-essential member such as photographer or someone else who isn't vital to the fire line operations.
Just clicked on this thread again & I threw up a little in my mouth. I swear if I see anyone try to get on my Engine wearing one of those I will make them hump hose until they fucking die
firefighter7017
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It's a neat novelty item to hang on the wall. Would make a good gift for a firefighter that hunts.
But that thing does NOT belong on a truck.
But that thing does NOT belong on a truck.
Station 3
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Station 3 said:
I am pretty sure once or twice I have seen a helmet with a "3" or "8" or whatever decal on it
Come up to Long Island and you'll see all sorts of decals and stickers on helmets. Guaranteed to have at least one wannabe in each department with a FDNY sticker on his helmet. Lame.
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well, they both look pretty dumb. to each their own though, must admit, thought about (however briefly) digitaling mine.
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theroofable
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Most would not be able to wear it anyway. I believe most every department has helmet color requirements based on rank and or specific skills.
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I couldnt agree more with squad6, If my guys even flirted with the idea of this helmet we'd have serious problems. There is such a heavy sterotype about volunteer firemen as it is, do we need to go wave a flag with a camo helmet? Kindaaa off topic but I took a SCBA refresher a few years back and one of my favorite instructors of all time was going up one side and down the other of a probie who had a "no fear" sticker on his helmet. As the probie proceeded into the smoke house, the instructor pointed out the sticker and said "Does everyone see this sticker?? Would you like to know what this sticker really says??" We all answered in a lulled "yes" and he told us "Never follow the guy with the no fear sticker, hes going to kill you and your entire f*cking company"
Ever since then, I see someone with a no fear sticker on their helmet, and I turn and walk the other way, I aviod 'em like the plague
Ever since then, I see someone with a no fear sticker on their helmet, and I turn and walk the other way, I aviod 'em like the plague
vonirkinshtine
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C420sailor said:
Shoot, I see firefighters with also sorts of FDNY logos on everything all over the place.
firefighter7017
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vonirkinshtine said:
No joke on this one. I own one item with FDNY on it, and that is a shirt. It was a gift, and I have never worn it.
vonirkinshtine said:
My rural department has multiple guys on it that regularly wear FDNY shirts or other FDNY logo clothing. A few guys have FDNY patch stickers on their vehicles and/or gear. Thank god it's all inside the helmet stuff as our chief has made it very clear that we are not to "decorate" the department issued helmet.
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ast123
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firefighter22 said:
ast123 said:
WHY!?!?! For Pete's sake, your helmet is probably one of the single most identifyable pieces of equipment other than the truck you rolled in on and as such should be a reflection of your prefessional attitude towards the job. Would you paint your Engine "realtree" or other trendy styles? Wait, don't answer that.
I much prefer my helmet to convey a sense of professionalisim instead of showing everyone how "cool" I am. I've got 2 stickers on my helmet, one of them says my last name and the other is some little "everyone goes home/end LODD" that Asst. Chief decided he want's on everyone helmet. I've also got a generic rubberband with a few door wedges, when I'm feeling really cheeky I replace the generic wood ones with neon colored rubber/plastic ones.
vonirkinshtine
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People who have professionalism will bring that into the fire service with them. People who don't have professionalism adorn their gear with all sorts of novelties and like to melt their gear to look "cool" (of course, there is a huge safety aspect of having dirty gear, but I'm specifically talking about the "look").foxtrot5 said:
GRANTED...there is no difference in quality of service between someone with a realtree helmet and dirty gear, and someone with "professional-looking" gear. You're going to have great firefighters in either category. But for me personally, who has a desk job and has to worry about "corporate dress codes", "professional appearance" is a peeve of mine.
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vonirkinshtine said:
As you did, I'm going to ignore the safety side of dirty/melted gear and focus on how it looks. The average American Taxpayer is, at best, ill-informed and at worst flat-out stupid at times. They believe that their tax dollars paid for every single piece of equipment a firefighter may use/wear/touch/see in the course of his/her duties. If I found out that my local department had "camo" helmets I'd be upset. I'd also have no idea that the Chief of the department said "as long as it's rated for use and you pay for it you can wear it" or whatever. If I called 911 and saw a bunch of guys roll up to my house in their personal vehicles and no one brought an engine I'd be furious. If I... you get the idea.
In today's world, it's not about what the message really is but how it's interpreted by the general public and I feel that "realtree" helmets send the wrong message. Specifically the message of "We're a bunch of rednecks who would rather be out shooting deer then putting out your house." Is that how the department really feels? I can pretty much promise 100% that NO, that's not how they feel but it's how the public sees it.
My chief has a wonderful theory on taxpaying citizens which I think can be applied to every aspect of firefighting, "No one notices a clean firetruck, EVERYONE notices a dirty firetruck."
edit: Just to clarify, in "The world according to foxtrot5" it wouldn't matter what you looked like/wore, how you got there, or anything else as long as the job got done safely and properly... sadly that world only exists in my head. (PS. In my world we can still ride tailboard too!)