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GENERAL ORDER 530.01 Uniforms LOGISTICS Issue Date: 02/09/2006 Revision Date: 01/23/2014 GENERAL ORDER 530.01 Uniforms LOGISTICS Issue Date: 02/09/2006 Revision Date: 01/23/2014 1 APPLICABILITY 2 All Personnel 3 POLICY 4 Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (the Department) Bureau of Logistics 5 shall be responsible for developing uniform specifications, along with the obtaining and issuing 6 of uniforms for all personnel. 7 8 General 9 Issuance of uniform items shall be in accordance with the Assigned Quantities Section of this 10 order (Attachment A). 11 12 Issuance of uniforms for part‐time and/or contingent personnel shall be coordinated by the 13 Bureau of Logistics with the respective Bureau Chief. 14 15 Volunteer companies in Howard County may requisition items from the Supply Unit for their 16 volunteer personnel. The requisitions for volunteer personnel shall be approved by the 17 Volunteer Chief or any other authorized corporate officer. 18 19 All uniform items issued to all personnel shall remain the property of Howard County 20 Department of Fire and Rescue Services. When transferred, the member shall move all issued 21 uniform items to their new assignment. Upon resignation or termination, the individual shall 22 return all required items to the Bureau of Logistics, in coordination with the Administrative 23 Services Bureau. 24 25 Specifications for uniforms and accessories shall be approved by the Chief of the Department or 26 his/her designee. 27 28 Provisions pertaining to uniform allocations within County Policies and/or the Employee 29 Manual are considered part of this order. 30 31 Synthetic “moisture wicking” fitness attire may not be worn at any time while on‐duty. 32 GO 530.01 Uniforms Page 1 of 10 33 Uniform policies and procedures for individuals assigned to non‐traditional field positions such 34 as Fire Inspectors, Fire Investigators and non‐uniformed personnel assigned to the Office of 35 Emergency Management may be developed by the respective Bureau Chief subject to approval 36 by the Chief of the Department, or his/her designee. 37 38 Uniform policies and procedures for civilian employees will be determined by their respective 39 Bureau Chief, as necessary. 40 41 Class A 42 The Class A uniform is a full dress uniform that may be worn anytime throughout the year. It 43 shall be worn when members attend departmental funerals, awards presentations, graduation 44 ceremonies, or special occasions authorized by the Chief of the Department or Volunteer Chief 45 for volunteer personnel. 46 47 • The Class A uniform may be worn by retired members of the Department. A 48 “Retired” emblem shall be added to the uniform under the Department patch. 49 50 The Class A uniform shall be worn by all full‐time career personnel and consist of the following 51 items: 52 53 • Navy blue uniform blouse (appropriate to rank) 54 • Navy blue dress trousers (females may substitute an A‐line skirt) 55 • White or powder blue long sleeve dress uniform shirt (appropriate to rank) 56 • All personnel at the rank of Lieutenant and above shall wear a white dress uniform 57 shirt. 58 • Black necktie and tie tack (department issued) 59 • Plain white t‐shirt. Prohibited are T‐shirts whereas letters, silk screen, stencil, 60 embroidery, or other markings may be seen through the outer shirt. 61 • Badge, name plate, collar insignias (appropriate to rank), and lapel insignias 62 • Union pin, service wreath/pin, Special Operations Pin, and/or award ribbons 63 (optional) 64 • Navy blue or black socks (unless white is prescribed by a physician) 65 • Dress hat with badge (appropriate to rank). To be worn at all times while outdoors 66 • Department issued black belt with silver or gold (department issued) belt buckle 67 (appropriate to rank) 68 • Black dress shoes (non‐safety style) 69 • Optional all‐weather raincoat/overcoat (purchased through the supply unit at 70 employee expense) 71 72 73 GO 530.01 Uniforms Page 2 of 10 74 Class B 75 The Class B uniform is a semi‐dress uniform that consists of a summer service (short sleeve) and 76 winter service (long sleeved) version. The winter service version may be worn anytime st st 77 throughout the year, but shall be worn from November 1 to March 31 . The summer service 78 version shall be the primary uniform from April 1st to October 31st. The appropriate Class B 79 uniform shall be worn by members assigned to staff positions, and/or other personnel while 80 performing such duties as but are not limited to, non‐emergent, non‐operational contact with 81 the public, public education details, classroom training sessions, modified duty, meetings/visits 82 at county government administrative buildings and/or private business sites, or as otherwise 83 directed by the respective supervisor. 84 85 The Class B uniform shall consist of the following items: 86 87 • Navy blue staff trousers or navy blue long duty trousers (appropriate to assignment). 88 • White or powder blue long or short sleeved dress uniform shirt (appropriate to rank) 89 • All personnel at the rank of Lieutenant and above shall wear a white uniform shirt. 90 • Department issued black necktie and tie tack (to be worn with long sleeve dress 91 uniform shirts only) 92 • Ties are not required for field personnel unless involved in activities described in 93 lines 80‐83. 94 • Plain white t‐shirt. Prohibited are T‐shirts whereas letters, silk screen, stencil, 95 embroidery, or other markings may be seen through the outer shirt. 96 • Badge, name plate, collar insignias (appropriate to rank) 97 • Union pin and/or Special operations pin (optional). 98 • Navy blue or black socks (unless white is prescribed by a physician). 99 • Department issued black belt with silver or gold (department issued) belt buckle 100 (appropriate to rank) 101 • Black dress shoes for staff assignments or black safety shoes/boots for field 102 assignments 103 • Uniformed employees on modified duty may wear other appropriate clothing with 104 the approval of their modified duty assignment supervisor. 105 o Personnel on modified maternity duty may wear appropriate maternity clothing. 106 107 Personnel may wear business casual attire when their assignment does not require a 108 Department uniform. Business casual is defined as follows: 109 • Women: A reasonable length skirt or trousers of a non‐jeans material combined with 110 a top (such as a dress shirt, polo, or sweater set) is considered acceptable. An 111 informal dress with appropriate skirt length is also acceptable. 112 113 • Men: A combination of collared shirt (such as a dress shirt or polo shirt), cotton 114 trousers (such as khakis or blue, green, brown, or black trousers) with a belt. Jeans GO 530.01 Uniforms Page 3 of 10 115 are not acceptable business casual attire. A blazer or business jacket can optionally 116 be added. 117 118 The Department issued Gore‐Tex jacket, Hi‐Visibility jacket, job shirt, sweat shirt, sweater, 119 baseball style hat, optional all‐weather raincoat/overcoat, knit cap or other Bureau approved 120 apparel are the only articles authorized to be worn as outer garments with Class B uniforms. 121 122 Class C 123 The Class C uniform is a casual or work uniform that shall only be worn by emergency services 124 personnel assigned to field operations positions for all duties not requiring a Class A, Class B, or 125 Class D uniform. 126 127 The Class C uniform shall be worn by all full‐time career personnel and consist of the following 128 items: 129 130 • Issued Navy blue long or short duty trousers st st 131 • Short duty trousers will be worn between June 1 and August 31 , during the 132 designated summer season only. 133 • Navy blue or white long or short sleeve duty shirt 134 o Firefighters, Lieutenants and Captains – Blue Tees 135 o Battalion Chiefs – White Tees 136 • Black low‐quarter safety shoes (Oxford or tennis style) 137 • Black boots – not to exceed ten inches in height as measured from the floor. 138 o Boots are not to be worn with uniform shorts. 139 • Navy blue or black socks (unless white is prescribed by a physician) – the socks shall not 140 extend up the leg beyond twelve inches as measured from the floor. 141 • Department issued black belt with silver or gold (department issued) belt buckle 142 (appropriate to rank) 143 o The Department issued Gore‐Tex jacket, Hi‐Visibility jacket, job shirt, sweat shirt, 144 sweater, baseball style hat, optional all‐weather raincoat/overcoat, knit cap, or 145 other Bureau approved apparel are the only articles authorized to be worn as outer 146 garments with Class C uniforms. 147 148 Class D 149 The Class D uniform is a physical training uniform that shall be worn by members during on‐ 150 duty physical training (PT) activities. 151 152 The Class D uniform shall consist of the following items: 153 154 • Navy blue sweatshirt with approved logo 155 • Gray physical training shirt with approved logo 156 • Gray physical training shorts with approved logo GO 530.01 Uniforms Page 4 of 10 157 • Gray sweat pants with approved logo 158 • Shoes suitable for physical training (provided by the employee) 159 • Physical training apparel is only to be worn during the period designated for such 160 activity. Members responding to emergency incidents may wear physical training 161 apparel with the appropriate level of personal protective clothing. 162 163 Accessories (Refer to Attachment B for proper display of insignia, accessories and awards.) 164 Accessories include: 165 166 • Shirt/blouse badge 167 • Dress hat badge 168 • Collar insignias 169 • Lapel insignias 170 • Nameplate 171 • Medals, ribbons, service wreath/pin 172 • Tie tack 173 • Belt and belt buckle 174 Accessory colors shall be as follows: 175 176 • Captains and above – Gold 177 • All others – Silver 178 o Only approved insignias, stripes, patches, logos and designs shall be worn with 179 the appropriate class uniform.
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