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Del Perro Fire Department

Preamble;

Fire Command Staff; at any time- May inform a member that they're using improper or illegitimate / Out-Of-Policy uniform or appearances on the basis of their reasonability to determine a violation has occurred. A member, will with respectful intuition; shall respect and affirm the given order under any circumstance; and is expected to follow said order to the best of their ability when ordered to comply. Members believing that policy is not being upheld should bring it to the next highest superior thereon. This also applies to facial appearances and other physical demands or traits.

Station Wear

(NOTE: Any item listed that does not have a viable DPFD version may be substituted with an blank equivalant.)

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 bearing the Del Perro Fire Department patches on each shoulder.

Note: Paramedics will use the normal Del Perro Fire uniforms as prescribed.

DEPARTMENT T-SHIRT. May be worn on-call at station, must be covered by Class B/C or a Brush / Bunker Jacket. It shall remain blank, and NAVY BLUE in color.

PANTS. Blue Suit Pants, Navy Blue Cargo or Plain Shorts.

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

FOOTWEAR. Black boots.

BELT. No over-belts, such as nylon or black-leather belts. A handheld department 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 'DPFD'.

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

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

Paramedics shall utilize the paramedic-variant of the fire helmet.

Personal Protective Equipment

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 remain blank on the rear of the jacket.

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 a 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. May be worn at any time, but must be worn on Technical Rescues & Fire Incidents.