WAKE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY100-08

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
Wake Forest Fire Department Inc.
Subject / Number / Rev / Effective Date / Page / Of
UNIFORM WEAR / 100-08 / 4 / September 13, 2013 / 1 / 7
Supersedes / Prepared By / Approved By
/ 07/16/2010 / David E. Davis / Ron Early
Assistant Chief / Chief

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WAKE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY100-08

  1. PURPOSE:

To establish a departmental Duty Uniform policy at the Wake Forest Fire Department.

  1. OBJECTIVE:

All Fire Department employees, including paid and volunteer, will be required to wear the official uniform according to the procedures below.

  1. SCOPE:

This policy applies to all Wake Forest Fire Department (WFFD) personnel including career, part-time and volunteer.

  1. PROCEDURE
  2. Class A Uniform:
  3. Department issued dress uniform hat with hat badge and other designations appropriate to rank.
  4. Department issued double breasted black coat with hardware and award ribbons.
  5. Department issued uniform shirt: long sleeve blue or white (appropriate to rank) with military creases. Lieutenant and Firefighter rank will wear BLUE shirts. Captain and above rank will wear WHITE shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  6. Under shirt: if worn, shall be plain white in short or long sleeve. Undershirt shall have no lettering or insignia that is visible through uniform shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  7. Department issued tie: Tie must be a department issued, four-in-one black uniform tie. Issued black clip-on-tie is also acceptable. Ties must be tied in a neat fashion and remained tied at all times.
  8. Department issued pants: Officer style Class A black slacks.
  9. Department issued dress belt: Department issued black leather, gold or silver buckle (appropriate to rank.).
  10. Socks: plain black.
  11. Department issued shoes: Rocky Oxford high-gloss or Rocky Chukka high-gloss.
  12. Class B Uniform:
  13. Department issued uniform shirt: blue or white (appropriate to rank) long sleeve with military creases. Lieutenant and Firefighter will wear BLUE shirts. Captain and above ranks will wear WHITE shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  14. Shirts will have authorized department patches centered on the left shoulder and the American flag on the right shoulder worn one inch below the shoulder seam. Hardware and award ribbons will be worn with Class B uniform.
  15. Undershirt: if worn, shall be plain white in short or long sleeve. Undershirt shall have no lettering or insignia that is visible through uniform the shirt. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  16. Department issued tie:Tie must be a department issued, four-in-one black uniform tie. Issued black clip-on-tie is also acceptable. Ties must be tied in a neat fashion and remained tied at all times.
  17. Department issued pants: Officer style Class A black slacks.
  18. Department issued belt: Department issued black leather, gold or silver buckle (appropriate to rank.).
  19. Socks: plain black.
  20. Department issued shoes: Rocky Oxford high-gloss or Rocky Chukka high-gloss.
  21. Class C Uniform:
  22. Department issued uniform shirt: blue or white (appropriate to rank) short sleeve with military creases. Lieutenant and Firefighter will wear BLUE shirts. Captain and above ranks will wear WHITE shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  23. Shirts will have authorized department patches centered on the left shoulder and the American flag on the right shoulder, worn one inch below the shoulder seam. Ties ARE NOT permitted to be worn with a Class C uniform shirt. No award ribbons shall be worn on a Class C uniform.
  24. Undershirt: if worn, shall be plain white, short sleeve only. Undershirt shall have no lettering or insignia that is visible through uniform shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  25. Department issued pants: black officer style slacks or plain, navy work slacks with no side pockets on legs or navy EMS/BDU (side pockets on legs) work style pants.
  26. Department issued belt: Department issued black leather, gold or silver department approved buckle (appropriate to rank.)
  27. Socks: plain black with low cut shoes, or plain black, blue or white athletic socks if wearing work boots.
  28. Department issued shoes: Rocky Oxford high-glossor Rocky Chukka high-gloss, or department issued, approved work-boot footwear. Shoes shall be worn tied at all times. Work boots with front or side zippers shall be worn zipped at all times. The front crease of the pants will reach the top of the instep, touching the top of the foot or work shoe at the shoelaces and/or zipper. Pants will not be worn tucked into the top of work boots at anytime.
  29. Class D Uniform:
  30. The Department issued short sleeve polo shirt, appropriate color dependant on rank, shirts shall remain tucked in.
  31. Operations personnel shall wear gray polo shirts with the name (first letter of first name and whole last name) and rank embroidered on the front right chest side of the shirt. Captain and above, shall wear white polo shirts.
  32. Under shirt if worn: shall be plain white for Captains and above, uniform T-shirt is acceptable for all others. Undershirt shall have no lettering or insignia that is visible through uniform shirts. Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  33. Department issued pants: plain navy work slacks or navy EMS/BDU (side pockets on legs) work style pants. Department issued dark blue dress shorts may be substituted for the long pants during the summer months.
  34. Department issued belt: Department issued black leather, gold or silver department approved buckle (appropriate to rank.)
  35. Socks: plain black with low cut shoes or plain black, blue or white athletic socks if wearing work boots.
  36. Department issued work boots with front or side zippers shall be worn zipped at all times. The front crease of the pants will reach the top of the instep, touching the top of the foot or work shoe at the shoelaces and/or zipper. Pants will not be worn or tucked into the top of work boots at anytime.
  37. A Class D uniform shall be worn for the following events:
  • Pre-planning of any building within the Wake Forest Fire District.
  • Public Fire Education Programs or any Fire Prevention Activity including smoke detector installations and firehouse tours.
  • During any official meeting where members are representing the department.
  • Participation in any public event unless otherwise directed.
  • Any other time(s) that an officer deems it necessary.
  • Anytime those personnel go to a sit down dinner meals, unless you are out training.
  • Work Uniform
  • The Work Uniform shall include department issued T-shirt or approved company T-shirts (see section 4.10).Shirt shall remain tucked-in at all times.
  • The Work Uniform is the daily uniform for suppression personnel or any volunteer member pulling duty crew time.
  • Department issued pants: plain navy work slacks or navy EMS/BDU (side pockets on legs) work style pants. Department issued dark blue dress shorts may be substituted for the long pants.
  • Department issued belt: Department issued black leather, gold or silver department approved buckle (appropriate to rank.)
  • Socks: plain black with low cut shoes or plain black, blue or white athletic socks if wearing work boots.
  • Department issued work boots with front or side zippers shall be worn zipped at all times. The front crease of the pants will reach the top of the instep, touching the top of the foot or work shoe at the shoelaces and/or zipper. Pants will not be worn or tucked into the top of work boots at anytime.
  • Approved caps may be worn at any time with the Work Uniform. Cold weather attire can be worn with the Work Uniform. These include approved winter coats, sweatshirts, job shirts and long sleeved T-shirts, knitted hats, and caps.
  • Physical Training Attire:
  • The PT attire shall include department issued Physical Training shorts (or similar color and style), sweatpants (or similar color and style), t-shirt (which can be an older fire dept. t-shirt) and tennis shoes (or fitness type).
  • The PT attire may be worn during the following times:
  • Physical fitness
  • During “down time” at the firehouse (after 1700 hrs Monday-Friday and after 1200 hrs on Saturday and Sunday)
  • When wearing the PT attire and an incident response is required, all affected personnel shall don bunker pants prior to responding.
  1. Dress Attire for Light Duty or Day Duty
  2. While personnel are assigned to light duty or day duty, dress attire will be Class D uniform unless otherwise directed by the assigned Assistant Chief.
  3. Dress Attire for Training outside of WFFD
  4. Any WFFD personnel attending department sponsored training being held at a location other than a fire department or station must wear a uniform or have a professional appearance (slacks, golf shirt, loafers, etc.) or comply with the facility dress code.
  5. Uniform Footwear and Headwear:
  6. The official footwear while on duty at the Wake Forest Fire Department will be either a lace-up, pull-on or zip-up style boot or duty shoe. All footwear will beblack in nature that can be polished. At no time will sandals, flip-flops or any open toe shoe be allowed to be worn as part of the official uniform. The only stipulation to this part of the policy will be when shorts are worn during fire prevention or life safety education events. At that time, sneakers or tennis shoes may be worn as part of the uniform, and must be black in nature.

Note: Safety toe boots or shoes mustbe used.

4.9.2.Approved hats, must be presentable at all times (cleanliness), and will not be worn backwards at any time. All hats will be removed at the entering of an eating establishment when sitting down to eat. They must be a Wake Forest Fire Dept. ball cap of nature. Class A hats are not allowed to be worn except with Class “A” uniform.

4.10.Company T-Shirts:

4.10.1.Members may wear department approved company T-shirts while on duty.

4.10.2.Company T-shirts are similar in nature to the department issued shirts. They must be the same color as the department issued shirts. The sleeves must match the current sleeves of the department T-shirt. The front of the shirt must have the same department logo. The back of the shirt may have a department approved company name.

4.11.Uniform Apparel Appearance:

4.11.1.All members shall insure that their uniform apparel is kept clean and reflects a neat and professional appearance. Any item of apparel that is determined to be unfavorable for wearing on duty shall be replaced immediately.

4.12.Unauthorized Apparel:

4.12.1.All personnel, career and volunteer, shall refrain from wearing any apparel that reflects profanity, nudity, racial, ethnic, sexual, harassing, discriminatory, provocative, or distasteful in nature while representing Wake Forest Fire Department. This includes pants, shorts, or skirts that display the buttocks in any manner.

4.12.2.Under no circumstance will any member of the department or family member be allowed to wear any apparel identifiable as Wake Forest Fire Department apparel, while participating in the following situations:

  • Consuming or being under the influence of any intoxicating substance
  • Participating in any illegal activity, immoral conduct, or other acts of indecent conduct.
  • Incident Response:
  • Personnel responding to any Wake Forest Fire Department incident shall alsoabide by the unauthorized apparel sectionof this policy.
  • In the event you are in a position where you need to respond to an incident, but you are wearing PT shorts, your issued turnout pants shall be donned either prior to or immediately after arrival to the incident, and shall be worn as long as you are on the incident site.

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