| 1 | Visored cap (optional wear). |
| 2 | Short sleeve Nomex uniform shirt. | |
| 3 | Badge. Silver for firefighters, gold trimmed for officers. | |
| 4 | Leather belt. Department standard is a plain silver buckle and untooled black leather. | |
| 5 | Multitool (common, but not standard issue - one of many personal tools that may be carried). | |
| 6 | Minitor III or IV pager/radio receiver (Volunteers only). | |
| 7 | Nomex pants. One really nice detail of these pants is a strip of grippy rubber along the inside of the waist to help keep the shirt tucked in while active. | |
| 8 | Zip-up steel-toed boots, with Vibram soles. |
Volunteer Firefighter Arleigh Movitz models a station wear uniform, also known as a Class B Uniform. Station wear is what firefighters wear for general use around the station and on calls that do not require additional protection. Station wear consists of a uniform shirt and pants, made out of a fire-retardant cloth, such as cotton, wool or Nomex (department standard is Nomex), and steel-toed boots to protect their feet. The boots have laced-in zippers, which allows the firefighter to don and doff (put on and remove) them quickly.
Uniform shirts
are blue for line personnel and white for administrative officers. The blue shirts have department patches on the shoulders, and both white and blue shirts sport a badge, and have epaulets. Captains and above wear collar brass to identify their rank. Nametags are worn over the right pocket. Although the shirts look like they button up, they actually have snaps to keep them closed, and velcro to hold the pocket flaps down, so that they can quickly be removed when donning turnouts.Acceptable alternatives and accessories, depending upon the function (and the weather) are navy blue tee-shirt and sweatshirts with department identification printed small on the chest and large across the back. During the summer months, the Santa Clara Valley typically reaches the high 80°s to high 90°s F (30°C), so a lightweight clothing option is important. Since California winters tend to be mild, no long-sleeve uniform shirt is issued.
Station boots
have steel toes and shanks, and are worn both as "uniform" boots and for incidents that don't require full turnouts, such as medical calls, rescues, and wildland firefighting. Laced-in zippers in the leather station boots make for quick changing when the alarm goes off.
Many firefighters carry around personal tools with them when on the job. These small tools stay on their belts or pockets, rather than being carried on the truck. That way, the tool is always available when needed. Some of these tools are:
a small flashlight
a knife
a pair or two of latex gloves
a CPR mask
a multi-tool (pliers, screwdrivers, etc.), such as a Leatherman® tool.
a watch
a length of rope (this can be useful if a firefighter has to make an emergency escape from a burning building)
a pen
a glass-breaking tool, to help get into crashed cars
a pager/alert radio (volunteer firefighters)
a cellular phone
a two-way radio (except volunteer firefighters)
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