The Fire Helmet Thread

[36TruckK]

The firefighter's helmet is perhaps, the single most recognized peice of equipment associated witht he fire service. It is most often customized by the user, and "salted" from years of waging war against the red devil.


Many of us here collect fire helmets, and we were talking in the chat the other day about a thread to show them off...so..here it is;


First up is my personal in service lid..an old cairns leather New Yorker with impact cap, pre ratchet. I have worn this helmet for 17 years and it has seen plenty of fire duty. I will not paint itif I get promoted..i will buy a new one..

 

[36TruckK]

This front I got on eBay, and found out today, it is actually from MY department! It was put on another 5a I was given by a guy at work.

 

[36TruckK]

I bought this helmet from a guy locally - it is an old 5a from the department I dispatch for - however, it is from when they had volunteers! They have been a fully career department for as long as I can remember. These are very hard to come by!

 

[36TruckK]

This New Yorker was given to me by a girl i work with. Her father retired from my job a few years ago due to medical reasons after nearly 40 years on the job! He retired at captain, but this is his Lieutenant helmet from the 80's...very salty~!

 

[36TruckK]

A guy at work traded me this helmet for an archery target I had...n5a with impact cap and no ratchet...this will be my Chief helmet when I make it!


It has my old Lieutenant device on it for now.

 

[HFD eng1ine]

The white helmet is my fathers. It was used for 10 years. The black one is mine which i did a refurb on. This link is to my helmet before I refurbished and repaired it.


http://forums.libertypse.com/album.php?albumid=32


ENJOY!


KP

 

[36TruckK]

These are my Son's helmets...lol...


The realer looking one is a knock off costume rendition of the Ben 2 by Morning Pride...I put the decals and Bourkes on and my old Truck Company device...it looks pretty real! Not bad for an 8 year old!

 

[36TruckK]

These two were my Wife's...we met through the fire service and married 11 years ago.


The plastic 880 was her first lid, with my first Lieutenant device, the other is my first New Yorker, which I gave to her when we met. She served as the first female FIRE Lieutenant in her department, which oddly enough, is now MY department!

 

[36TruckK]

The white helmet is my fathers. It was used for 10 years. The black one is mine which i did a refurb on. This link is to my helmet before I refurbished and repaired it.

http://forums.libertypse.com/album.php?albumid=32


ENJOY!


KP

Like I said last night Bro - I LOVE that Chief's hat!

 

[HFD eng1ine]

Like I said last night Bro - I LOVE that Chief's hat!

thankyou Yea he is not the kind of FF with a white hat to sit and watch, as you can see from just 10 years of use on that. the balck one was his a long time ago and is now mine. In 26 ish years of FF-ing he went through i believe 3 leather helmets and a few plastic ones. This is a link to the helmet stands i made for his and my helmets.

Sorry the video is so bad

Later i'll get more pics if i remember.


KP

 

[36TruckK]

My current display in the basement...which is a play room / HO Scale Train Layout / Archery pro Shop area...basically, me and the kids disappear for hours on end down there! LOL...

 

[EHFD_Tower_751]

I wanna see pics of the train layout lol (im also a train fanatic, but I do N scale)


Nice collection of helmets by the way, all I have are 3 paul conway shields, not in collecting helmets as of right now (space doesnt allow me, but thats to blame on the lightbars lol)

 

[36TruckK]

LOL..it is basically a big L shaped table for now - my son is 8 and still takes the tracks apart, changes them, etc...so no scenery or grass, etc yet...


It is very overbuilt, sturdy strong....12 feet long and 4 to 7 feet wide.

 

[RDT Car 25]

My N6A when I was a Lieutenant on Engine 2. It in now on it's way to MSA for a new impact cap and liner. Then is will be re-painted black so I can wear it again.


Here's a local Firefighter who refurbishes Leathers. http://www.capitolcityfirehelmets.webs.com/

 

[36TruckK]

NICE LID!


Thanks for the link too - very cool stuff for a helmet collector like me!

 

[RDT Car 25]

NICE LID!

Thanks for the link too - very cool stuff for a helmet collector like me!

Thanks. Not bad for a helmet I got for free. A friend of mine had it issued to him from our former VFD. I had a Cairns 660 Metro. He had the Leather and he hated it. When I moved, I swapped him my Metro for his Leather. :duh: :woot:

 

[36TruckK]

Thanks. Not bad for a helmet I got for free. A friend of mine had it issued to him from our former VFD. I had a Cairns 660 Metro. He had the Leather and he hated it. When I moved, I swapped him my Metro for his Leather. :duh: :woot:

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

 

[RDT Car 25]

 

[MATT3045]

My 1044 from my current FD when it was new.

 

[Lt. Dino]

My call dept. Paul Conway American Heritage Leather-

 

[36TruckK]

My call dept. Paul Conway American Heritage Leather-

I have seen that hat before...courtesy of R.R.!


Love the device!

 

[ryan]

My Cleveland helmet (got it second hand, No cleaning this one)


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My Ben II that is for sale, used for training video. No bourkes. $135





My poc dept........ (Mike Faith this helmet has been cleaned and is shiny again)

 

[RES1CUE]

My N6A...Custom Carved Shield...the JM and VI on the back are 2 brothers we lost March 7, 2008 in a commercial fire we had. RIP Justin and Vic.

 

[Lt. Dino]

I have seen that hat before...courtesy of R.R.!

Love the device!

You got it! They made a special provision in our SOPs so I could keep that shield.

 

[kd0giz]

The Old Dept. was a Chieftain with Glo-Flex decals





My New Liberty one is a Cairns 360 Structural. Quite comfy. Note that all FF's get white and Officers get Black (I know it's back-asswards but thats how it is...)

 

[Pimp]

 

[backdraft51]

I do not have no good photo of the front but here is the back. the front it just my leather shield and bourkes.


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[Rofocowboy84]

Here's mine from my school company. This was taken maybe 5 years ago, back when I was really active with them....


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[kd0giz]

Here's mine from my school company. This was taken maybe 5 years ago, back when I was really active with them....

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Ive gotta ask what the golf tees are for? Sprinklers?

 

[Rofocowboy84]

Ive gotta ask what the golf tees are for? Sprinklers?

For plugging leaks. I was big into HazMat back then, lol.....

 

[SBFD-E-9]

There are some pretty cool helmets on here. I need to get pictures of my New Yorker up here.


Dan

 

[SBFD-E-9]

I rememberd I had a photo from a year and a half or so ago, when it was new.





Dan

 

[backdraft51]

well my helmet I posted is now retired. I have put a hole in the top part of it and it is cracked around the bottom where the insides of the helmet connects to dome.


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New helmet


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[Engine 4]

My New Yorker that i've had for about 5 years.

 

[RBRONKEMA GHTFD]

well my helmet I posted is now retired. I have put a hole in the top part of it and it is cracked around the bottom where the insides of the helmet connects to dome.

How'd you do that?

 

[36TruckK]

Some new helmets I have;


I recently retired my leather lid pictured in the first few posts...it took a pretty hard hit at a job recently so i picked up this Ben 2.

 

[36TruckK]

My leather, after recent fire duty;

 

[36TruckK]

The OLD FAITHFUL and the NEW JACK;

 

[36TruckK]

I bought this very old (1965ish) leather locally for $50

 

[36TruckK]

Another MINT leather N5a, PRE-Ratchet Impact cap with a highly polished finial....in medium


I would trade this for the equivolent (any color) in LARGE