The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA, established in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
 | Ken Willette, Division Manager |
 | Stacey Van Zandt, Project Administrative Supervisor |
 | Larry Stewart, Staff Liaison |
 | Ken Holland, Staff Liaison |
 | Steve Sawyer, Staff Liaison |
 | Dave Trebisacci, Staff Liaison |
 | Ryan Depew, Staff Liaison |
 | Orlando Hernandez, Staff Liaison |
 | Tom McGowan, Staff Liaison |
 | Michele Steinberg, Firewise Program Manager |
| Questions? Send an e-mail | |
« 2008 Public Fire Chair Forum | Main | 2008 - Where Are We? »
Here is an interesting stroy that I saw on the news and found the article in the Boston Globe.
I was wondering what others thought about this? It seems one could argue for both sides but I was curious what others might think about this and the actions from their Chief.
| | | |
| | |
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8351b9f3453ef0105367a903a970b
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Helmet Art - Where do you stand?:
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
NFPA seeks public input on the proposed draft of NFPA 1091, Standard for Traffic Control Incident Management Professional Qualifications, 2015 Edition. Public input must be submitted by January 4, 2013.
So here is a question, I guess you can argue both sides, but from an NFPA standpoint, can you paint a helmet? Doesn't it make it hard to inspect?
I love when it takes almost 3 years to tell someone they are breaking the rules.
Posted by: Michael OBrian | December 26, 2008 at 05:48 PM
Michael: Thank you for commenting on our blog. As you can see, we have newly formed this website and we hope to get the word out to help ff's better understand the NFPA process and how they can get involved. As far as your question, the best person to reply is Bruce Teele who is on vacation until January 5, 2009; however, NFPA 1851 seems to defer the painting of helmets back to the manufacturer. In other words, any painting that can be done must be done in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. If the manufacturer allows the helmet to be painted and provides instruction for doing so then NFPA 1851 would not prohibit painting of helmets. And of course as an added bonus, here is our disclaimer. Thanks Michael Happy New Year!
Please note that this correspondence is not a Formal Interpretation issued pursuant to NFPA Regulations. Any opinion expressed is the personal opinion of the author, and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NFPA or its Technical Committees. In addition, this correspondence is neither intended, nor should be relied upon, to provide professional consultation or services.
Posted by: Stacey VanZandt | December 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM
This might lead to some confusion as to rank. Certain ranks have certain helmet colors but beyond that it seems unprofessional. Plus he didn't do a very good job at it.
Posted by: Chris | January 17, 2009 at 02:41 AM