“If the tattoos were visible, the member would have to take measures (like long-sleeve shirts ... hair policy because it’s in place for firefighter safety. Members at times have to wear ...

In 2000, he teamed up with fellow tattoo artist Guy Aitchison to help a firefighter cover up a large ... being out in public without a long-sleeve shirt, and now he proudly wears sleeveless ...

“In fact, the LAFD does not hire any new firefighters who may have tattoos that are not able to be covered by a bandage, skin patch or long-sleeve shirt,” Scott added for context. The ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department is asking for the public’s input as they revisit their “firefighter tattoo policy,” officials announced on social media Thursday.

The current policy: For more than 15 years, the LAFD has required firefighters to cover their tattoos with a bandage, skin patch, or long sleeve shirt, deeming them to be unprofessional.

A Black firefighter in Mobile, Alabama, claims the city terminated her after she got a tattoo on the back of her head. According to WKRG News 5, Kay’Ana Adams, a nine-month employee of the ...

Ricky Koger, a retired firefighter, never thought he'd get a tattoo. Then again, he never thought he'd lose nine of his "brothers" in one night to a massive fire. Koger, 55, used to swap shifts ...

Forest Park has reached a settlement with a female firefighter in a sexual and racial discrimination lawsuit, and taxpayers may never learn what it cost them. Firefighter and paramedic Linda ...

A firefighter was injured while responding to ... It appears that the fire started in a mobile tattoo parlor parked outside a tattoo shop. Flames spread from the truck to the business and caused ...

James Love, a third-generation firefighter from Orlando, always wanted a tattoo. He finally sat down and sketched a design incorporating a cross, an eagle, wings of flame and a skull in a black ...

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