Firefighter's Helmet - Helmet Colours

Helmet Colours

In some countries, most notably the United States and the Commonwealth Realms, the colour of a firefighter's helmet often denotes the wearer's rank or position. In Britain, most firefighters wear yellow helmets, but watch managers (sub officers) and above wear white helmets; rank is further indicated by black stripes around the helmets. In Canada regular firefighters wear yellow or black with captains with red and senior command offices in white. Likewise in the United States, red helmets denote company officers, while white helmets denote chief officers. However the specific meaning of a helmet's color or style varies from region to region and department to department.

The South Australian Country Fire Service like many Australian Fire Services, have specific colours for specific roles. White helmets are for Firefighters (with a red stripe for Senior Firefighters). Lieutenants have yellow helmets, Captains have yellow with a red stripe, Deputy Group Officers and above have red helmets, while paid staff have a blue stripe on their helmet.