A question is being raised about whether Jacksonville firefighters should be allowed to have braids and dreadlocks -- or whether the hairstyles create a safety issue.
The young firefighter whose incident sparked the debate didn’t want to be identified, but he is making a name for himself when it comes to the fire department and its policies about hair, hair length, safety, grooming, and the way firefighters appear in public.
“And that’s an unlawful order because the only way we can send a firefighter home is if we suspect him or her of being under influence of some type of drug,” Jones said, adding that it’s not just up to one person to decide. He said another fire official has to agree with the discipline. Jones also said there was nothing wrong with the firefighter’s hair and that it met regulation.
In fact, Jones said, the firefighter has been working and still works at another station where the length and style of his hair have never come into question.
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