Breast Cancer Shirts Banned For Firefighters

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, firefighters said they were in New Jersey said to be outraged, she could not wear pink T-shirts, while in the workplace.

Tom Calucci, vice-president of the North Hudson Fire Department said the fire department with fire Hudson North Regional Rescue and received approval in September to participate in the campaign in October and bought T-shirts for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation , Jersey Journal, Jersey City, New Jersey, reported on Monday.

However, Calucci said that officials said firefighters can wear T-shirts, while the fire in their homes and they do not play sports in public, when they are issued by the Department covered shirt, reports UPI.com.

"The practice there was fire alarms and fire, your dress is necessary, no one argues that," said Calucci. "But after the departure delete from a burning building or a fire, it is not infrequently the jacket, and has never been a problem."

To Jeff Welz, co-director of the department said the fire officials to obtain an image of professionalism.

"We want a unified, so that people know that they have very professional and seems to fire," said Welz, who said he survived colon cancer and breast cancer awareness and research. "You can wear the pink jersey in place, but not in public."

"It is a head and there are two part-time administrators and nobody gave them (firefighters) to do the OK button you want to do it," said Welz.