Nevada Daily Mail: Local News: In the pink (10/28/09)

From left: Nevada firefighters John McGraw, Charlie Jones, Kelly Wingert, Robert Benn, Daniel Lukasik and Tim Bullard. Kelly Wingert, firefighters local 3031 president, said that the union was looking at the possibility of selling the shirts next year. "We had a lot of comments and there were some that said they wanted to buy a shirt," Wingert said. --Steve Moyer/Daily Mail The effort required an adjustment, Benn made a change to the uniform code to allow the shirts to be worn at all times. "This is our uniform this week," Benn said. "We don't normally go out in public in T-shirts, we wear out uniform shirts with the brass on but we wanted to show our commitment." From left: John McGraw, Charlie Jones, Kelly Wingert, Robert Benn, Daniel Lukasik, and Tim Bullard.

The Nevada Fire Department and Local 3031 of the International Association of Firefighters joined together to sponsor a week-long wearing of a special uniform, a pink T-shirt to highlight breast cancer awareness week.

"This type of issue affects all of us," Fire Chief Robert Benn said. "We all have wives, daughters and mothers we love. It's not just us showing support either. Fire departments across the nation are looking at doing this."

Kelly Wingert, firefighters local 3031 president, said that the union was looking at the possibility of selling the shirts next year.

"We had a lot of comments and there were some that said they wanted to buy a shirt," Wingert said.

The effort required an adjustment, Benn made a change to the uniform code to allow the shirts to be worn at all times.

"This is our uniform this week," Benn said. "We don't normally go out in public in T-shirts, we wear our uniform shirts with the brass on but we wanted to show our commitment."