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Helmet 01
40's-50's Era Senator. Home Made Metal Fronts During This Period, With Low Style Front Holder (Compared To High Eagle Of The 30's And Before.) (Chief Leroy Halstead)
Helmet 02
40-50's Era Senator W/ Metal Front Piece. Belonging To George Burns. From The Collection Of Dave Sinkel.
Helmet 03
50's Era Senator W/ Metal Front Belonging To Vince Sturgon.
Helmet 04
50's Era Senator W/ Metal Front Belonging To Vince Sturgon.
Helmet 05
50's Era Senator W/ Metal Front Belonging To Vince Sturgon.
Helmet 06
60's Era Senator From Cairns. (Black Front With Gold Letters/Numbers)
Helmet 07
1960's Era Senator From Cairns. (Black Front With Gold Letters/Numbers)
Helmet 08
1960's Era Senator From Cairns. (Black Front With Gold Letters/Numbers)
Helmet 09
1960's Era Senator From Cairns. (Black Front With Gold Letters/Numbers)

Helmet 10
60's Era Senator From Cairns. Belonging to Jim DeCapua. From the collection of Greg Ricker.

Helmet 11
60's Era Senator From Cairns. Used by Matthw Curtis.
From the collection of Tom Curtis.
Helmet 12
60's Era Senator From Cairns. Used by Matthw Curtis.
From the collection of Tom Curtis.
Helmet 13
60's Era Senator From Cairns. Used by Matthw Curtis.
From the collection of Tom Curtis.
Helmet 14
60's Era Senator From Cairns. Used by Matthw Curtis.
From the collection of Tom Curtis.
Helmet 15
Cairns Leather Volunteer Model Short Brim Economy Model Helmet. 1970's Era. Short Lived Model
Helmet 16
Cairns Leather Volunteer Model Short Brim Economy Model Helmet. 1970's Era. Short Lived Model
Helmet 17
Cairns 900p Clifton. 1970's Era Helmet. Used Until Abolished By New Standards In 1987. (Chief Rocky Russo)
Helmet 18
1970's Era Senator. Senators Were Discontinued In Early 1970's Replaced In YFD By 900 Clifton
Helmet 19
70's Era 900 P Clifton. Cairns "Flint-Flex" Material. Replaced By The 880 Century.
Helmet 20
70's Era 900 P Clifton. Cairns "Flint-Flex" Material. Replaced By The 880 Century.
Helmet 21
Cairns 880 Century Late 1970's To Early 90's. Belonged to Tom Prosser.
Helmet 22
Cairns 880 Century Late 1970's To Early 90's. Belonged to Tom Prosser.
Helmet 23
Old Style NewYorker From Cairns 1970- Early 80's Era
Helmet 24
Old Style NewYorker From Cairns 1970- Early 80's Era. New Style Has A Impact Cap. These New Style Helmets "N" Came About In 1985- Present
Helmet 25
Cairns 880 Century Late 1970's To Early 90's Capt. Conrad Lockic 2-A
Helmet 26
Cairns Sam Houston Mid 1980's To Present (Ch T. Jordon)
Helmet 27
Cairns Sam Houston Belonging To Capt. D. Leetch #22 A. Early 1990's
Helmet 28
Cairns Sam Houston Belonging To Capt. D. Leetch #22 A. Early 1990's
Helmet 29
N-6a Cairns Sam Houston Capt. Barry Finley #12-C. 1990's -Present
Helmet 30
N-6a1 Cairns Sam Houston. Used by Fred DeLuca. Circa 1990's.
Helmet 31
N-6a1 Cairns Sam Houston. Used by Fred DeLuca. Circa 1990's.
Helmet 32
Cairns 1010 Model (No Kevlar) 1990’s - Present. Presently What YFD Has Converted To For The Most Part Replacing The Soup Bowl Bullards. FF C. Smith #24-C
Helmet 33
Cairns 1010 Model (No Kevlar) 1990’s - Present. Presently What YFD Has Converted To For The Most Part Replacing The Soup Bowl Bullards. (Fred DeLuca)
Helmet 34
Cairns Classic 1000 1990's -Present Capt. G. Chance 15-C
Helmet 35
Cairns Classic 1000. 1990's -Present. Rick Ortz 22-C
Helmet 36
Cairns Classic 1000. Lou Rossi 15-C Note. New Front With YFD In Middle. These Started To Surface In The Late 90's
Helmet 37
Cairns Classic Fiberglass/Kevlar Belonging To Ret Capt. Dave Bole. Mid 1990's- Present
Helmet 38
Cairns Sam Houston. Another " FF Emblem" Style Front Surfacing In Mid To Late 90's To Present. FF M. Saddler 6-C

Helmet 39
Chieftin 100 Series 2000-Present (Ch. J. Martin )

Helmet 40
Bullard Ust (Rare In YFD) 2000-Present. Ret. Capt R. Oliver 7-A
Helmet 41
Morning Pride Benjamin Franklin 2 Plus.
A Few Around, Not Many. FF T. Frease 2-B (About Half Dozen In Use In YFD)
   
YFD HELMETS THROUGH THE YEARS:

LATE 1800'S TO LATE 60'S.... CAIRNS SENATOR

1970'S....   CAIRNS 900 CLIFTON, 880 CENTURY, LEATHER NEW YORKERS WERE USED.

1980;S...   CLIFTONS, NEW YORKERS,  NEW "MODERN STYLE"  EURO STYLE CAIRNS 660 METRO'S AND BULLARD FH 2100 ROUND STLYE .  THE NEW STYLE PHASED OUT THE 900'S, AND THE NEW YORKERS, AS WELL AS THE REMAINING SENATORS . 

IN 1987, NFPA 1500 ELIMINATED ALL THE OLD SCHOOL HELMETS  LEAVING ONLY THE EURO STYLE HELMETS  UNTIL THE LATE 1980'S WHEN A NEW APPROVED STLYE LEATHER HELMET CAME INTO USE (N6A-1 SAM HOUSTON.) 

IN 1992, THE CAIRNS 1000 CLASSIC CAME INTO USE, AND BY 1996, ONE -HALF OF DEPT. HAD CONVERTED BACK TO THIS "TRADITIONAL" STYLE HELMET.  

IN 1994, THE 1010 CAME INTO USE AND THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH THE OFFICIAL YFD HELMET USED IN FROM THE MID 90'S TO PRESENT.

Special thanks to Youngstown Fire Captain Fred DeLuca for providing much of the information on this page.

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