FDNY Helmet Shields

[x648eng119 2]

From looking at pictures of firefighters, I'm trying to fiqure out what the colors on the FDNY helmet shields represent. Here's what I've put together so far:

Black:Engine

Red:Truck

Blue:Rescue

Yellow:Squad

And of course, white shield with whatever color number would be an officer of that particular type of unit.

Does anybody know of any others, or have any corrections to the above?

[Steve 78]

Eng 119, I believe you got them all correct.

[Guest FDNY242Buff]

HELMET COLORS

BLACK- Company Officers and FireFighters

White- Chief Officers and Chaplains

RED- Fire Patrol

Yellow- Auxilaries

FRONT PEICES

Besides what what E119 said

BLACK- Chiefs Aides

BLUE- Hazmat

BROWN- Fire Patrol

GREEN- Marine Companies

ORANGE- Probationary Firefighters

[Guest]

On a white officers helmet front, are the colors of the company numbers different for the type of company? Example, engine company officer, white shield with black letters and red letters for the truck officer?

[JBE 328]

You are correct, sir.

[27east 19]

HELMET COLORS

Yellow- Auxilaries

FDNY has Auxilaries??? Who are they and what do they do????

thanks

[JBE 328]

They haven't had any in a VERY long time.

[msm232 69]

I was at R2 not too long ago and there was a Yellow Helmet on the Gear Rack and the Capt told me that they had an active FDNY Auxilary (Retired NYPD whose father was R2) and that the tradition goes back to WWII when extra manpower was needed. Sounded pretty cool....