BASEBALL CAP. A baseball cap with a curved bill and remaining facing forward over the brow neat in appearance may be worn. It shall be blue in color and display the department seal.

• Shall not be worn with bunker gear, turnouts, or brush equipment.

SUNGLASSES. Any set of sunglasses may be worn that are not exuberantly bright or attention-grabbing. Glasses must be in a professional appearance.

WATCH. A watch may be worn, but must be taken off if conflictive with uniform requirements or presents a present danger to the member's well-being or to those around them.

GLOVES. Non-Combustable or flame-retardant gloves are acceptable but must be changed to disposable surgical gloves when operating on a patient. Failure to abide may result the gloves being destroyed.

Shall be Worn only at public events, special occasions, or command team members. 

SHIRT. Dark Blue Long sleeve shirt, worn with a tie. Plated nameplates and badge 

• Officers shall wear a black long-sleeve shirt instead. Officers are defined as Captain and above.

PANTS. Dark Blue Suit Pants

FOOTWEAR. Black boots.

May be worn by members on call, in incidents that do not require PPE; or deemed otherwise by command staff.

Ensure that articles are not clipping, using the incorrect model or texture- and that are not visibly floating.

SHIRT. Long sleeve or short sleeve shirt, with an open collar - with white undershirt visible.

Note: Officers shall wear a black Long Sleeve or Short Sleeve Shirt, officers are defined as Captain and above.

DEPARTMENT T-SHIRT. May be worn on-call at station, must be covered by Class B/C or a Brush / Bunker Jacket.

PANTS. Blue Suit Pants, Navy Blue Cargo Shorts, Navy Blue Plain Shorts, Dark Blue Cargo Pants., Black Suit Pants (If Applicable)

Note: Shorts are only for On-Call at the station, NOT for field incidents. Shorts must not exceed below the knee.

• Paramedics may opt to wear Cargo Pants with Trauma Shears, penlight and Tourniquet in the right pant-leg.

FOOTWEAR. Black boots.

BELT. A handheld radio must be worn.

BANDOLIER RADIO. May be worn at any time and used in replacement of the standard handheld radio.

BALLISTIC VEST; Must be worn on shootings or stabbings. Members may also wear a Ballistic Vest under a Bunker Jacket or otherwise.

• Members may also wear a vest with additional pouches with shears and other equipment, or choose to remain blank.

BALLISTIC HELMET; Must be worn in active shooter situations, or where a threat of perceived violence is still ongoing. It shall be BLACK in appearance and display 'MEDIC' or 'BCFD'.

BUNKER PANTS. May be worn by members at any time, but is mandatory on structure fires.

REFLECTIVE RAIN JACKET. May be worn by members working in inclement weather; or directing/working in traffic.

FIREMAN'S HELMET. May be worn at any time, but must be worn on Technical Rescues & Fire Incidents.

BRUSH TURNOUT JACKET. May be worn by members on Technical Rescues, but NOT on Fire Suppression related-incidents.

BUNKER TURNOUT JACKET. May be worn by members on Technical Rescues, but MUST be worn on Fire Suppression related-incidents.

HI-VIS VEST. May be worn by members, and shall not be in any color other than green-yellow

PPE is required on rescue scenes to protect the wearer from harm. It is made up of Uniform pants, bunker pants, close toed shoes and fire boots, medical gloves, work gloves and helmet.

Upper Torso. Standard Yellow Bunker Jacket with reflective striping and BCFD writing affixed to rear

• Note: If department members are dealing with USAR or hazmat-related calls they should refer to the respective sections below.

PANTS. Standard yellow bunker pants with reflective striping and suitable kneepads

Note: If department members are dealing with aN MVA they may opt to wear dress pants providing they are not actively dealing with specialist equipment e.g. Medics, Command

FOOTWEAR. Black in color boots.

FIREMAN'S HELMET. Department-issued Fireman Helmet; The helmet is issued depending on rank or position within the department.

Additional Equipment. Fire Resistant Gloves

This section covers the quintessential for the use of Fire Protective Equipment. Different from Standardized PPE- FPPE is designed first and foremost as a deterrent to injury of limb or loss of life.

TURNOUT JACKET. Standard Yellow Bunker Jacket with reflective striping and BCFD writing affixed to rear.

• Members may choose to either use the worn or the 'clean' version of the pants and jacket.

Members MUST use the version of their choice with their bunker pants for the sake of continuity.

PANTS. Standard yellow bunker pants with reflective striping and suitable kneepads

• Members may choose to either use the worn or the 'clean' version of the pants and jacket.

FOOTWEAR. Worn fire-resistant boots.

FIREHOOD. Must be in either Charcoal Grey, or White.

• The hood is to be worn, when the collar is snapped together to guarantee a correct protective reflection from fire or contaminants. 

FIREMAN'S HELMET. Department-issued Fireman Helmet; helmet is issued depending on rank or position within the department.

ACCESSORIES. Fire Resistant Gloves, EyeShield Protective Goggles

SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. Silver in color; PharteAir LAC Pro-Self Contained Oxygen Tank.

• Oxygen is rated to last anywhere of one or two hours. Realistically, with the movement of motion and exertion- This can easily change from aforementioned to more of roughly thirty minutes or less.

Note: If department members are dealing with non-structure fires such as wildfires they may opt to wear the brush fire PPE consisting of a brush coat, brush pants and brush helmet, this is not rated for structure fires however, and must be replaced with standardized equipment shown above.

Urban Search & Rescue

SHIRT. Dark Blue Long Shirt embroidered with the standard BCFD patch, and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services patch on the right shoulder. It shall display BCFD Urban Search & Rescue on the backing of the shirt. (Drawable #475 Shirt / Jacket)

PANTS. Dark Blue Bloused Cargo Pants, members may choose to wear a satchel for the storage of tools and extrication ropes.

VEST. A blue rescue harness with several pouches and equipment stored. It shall be black / blue with the Paramedicine Star visible.

HARNESS. A standardized waist-groin harness, connected to the aforementioned vest. It shall be black in color.

SHOES. Black 'Combat-Style' Boots

HELMET. A Yellow Fast-Ops helmet, donning the Paramedicine Star & Blaine County Fire Department Patch or dissimilar.

EYE PROTECTION. Members may choose between safety glasses, or standard fireman goggles.

MASK. In extreme USAR disasters, the risk of airborne carcinogens present may be prevented by wearing a surgical face covering along with eye protection. It shall be in white or black.