Approved rank designations for CAL FIRE personnel are as ...

COLLAR BRASS (1000)
(No. 130 July 2009)

All uniformed employees in the classes listed below will wear the type of collar brass as indicated
for that designation. Silhouette gold star-type collar brass must be one-half of an inch in size, all
other silhouette-type collar brass must be approximately seven-eighths of an inch in size. Approved
manufacturer is Blackinton & Co.

Approved rank designations for CAL FIRE personnel are as follows:

5 Gold Stars Director

Blackinton & Co.
A4888-5 (Cluster)

4 Gold Stars Chief Deputy Director
State Fire Marshal
Blackinton & Co.
A4888-4

3 Gold Stars Assistant State Fire Marshal
Deputy Director, Fire Protection Programs
Blackinton & Co. Deputy Director, Resource Management
A4888-3 Region Chief

2 Gold Stars Assistant Deputy Director, Fire Protection Operations
Assistant Deputy Director, Resource Protection &
Blackinton & Co.
A4888-2 Improvement
Assistant Deputy Director, Forest Practice
Assistant Deputy Director, Cooperative Fire Training &
Safety
Assistant Deputy Director, Fire and Resource
Assessment Program
Assistant Deputy Director, Fire Engineering and
Enforcement
Assistant Deputy Director, State Fire Marshal
Operations
Chief, Fire Protection and Law Enforcement
Assistant Region Chief

1 Gold Star Division Chief, California State Fire Marshal
Forestry and Fire Protection Administrator (Staff Chief)
Blackinton & Co. Senior Air Operations Officer
A4888-1 Senior Forestry Equipment Manager

COLLAR BRASS (1000)
(No. 130 July 2009)

5 Crossed Gold Bugles Unit Chief

Blackinton & Co. Air Operations Officer III
A2905 Deputy Chief
Deputy State Fire Marshal III (Supervisory)
4 Crossed Gold Bugles Forester III
Senior Arson and Bomb Investigator
Blackinton & Co. Supervising Pipeline Safety Engineer
A2906
Assistant Chief
3 Crossed Gold Bugles Air Operations Officer II
Deputy State Fire Marshal III (Specialist)
Blackinton & Co. Fire Prevention Officer II
A2907 Fire Service Training Specialist III
Forester II
2 Crossed Gold Bugles Telecommunications System Manager
Forestry Equipment Manager II
Blackinton & Co. Air Operations Officer I
A2908 Arson and Bomb Investigator
Battalion Chief
2 Vertical Silver Bugles Fire Prevention Officer I
(Nickel finish) Forester I
Forestry Equipment Manager I
Blackinton & Co. Pipeline Safety Engineer, Range C
A2909-2
Deputy State Fire Marshal, Range B
Fire Captain
Fire Service Training Specialist
Forestry Fire Pilot
Heavy Fire Equipment Operator
Pipeline Safety Engineer, Range B

1 Vertical Silver Bugle Deputy State Fire Marshal, Range A
(Nickel finish) Fire Apparatus Engineer
Pipeline Safety Engineer, Range A
Blackinton & Co.
A2909

COLLAR BRASS (1000)
(No. 130 July 2009)

WEARING COLLAR BRASS

Manner of wearing collar brass.

Stars will be centered on each collar, parallel to the inside of the collar, 1" from
the front. This will apply with or without a necktie.

When the collar brass contains an odd number of crossed bugles, the middle
bugle will point at the collar tip. This will apply with or without a necktie.

COLLAR BRASS (1000)
(No. 130 July 2009)

When the collar brass contains an even number of crossed bugles, the middle point
between the bugles will point at the collar tip. This will apply with or without a
necktie.

COLLAR BRASS (1000)
(No. 130 July 2009)

Uncrossed bugles will be worn with a necktie as shown above.

Uncrossed bugles will be worn without a necktie as shown above.
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