# Do firemen in Wales really wear blue tunics with two rows of buttons? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 2, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898 "2013-11-02T01:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/1 "2013-11-02T01:53:36Z")
Like Fireman Sam wears? ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/2 "2013-11-02T02:29:34Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Like Fireman Sam wears? NO ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/3 "2013-11-02T02:31:20Z")
[Pontypandy Fire Patrol](http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/children/images/fireman-sam_01_446.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/children/pages/fireman-sam.shtml&h=168&w=299&sz=1&tbnid=i8MfE4oqoWy-lM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=284&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfireman%2Bsam%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=fireman+sam&usg=__3A_H3rfB2UP6M3ThNhSl6ONZqH4=&docid=nU-F932xmDT8PM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=v2N0Upz8G4HhygHD_IDgDA&sqi=2&ved=0CIYBEPwdMAo) ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/4 "2013-11-02T04:57:22Z")
Here’s a bunch of actual firemen in Wales: > **[Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/swansea)** > > The latest news, sport and what's on and business from Swansea ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/5 "2013-11-02T06:16:07Z")
When the revolution comes, whoever is responsible for creating Fireman Sam and more specifically the character Norman Price will be first against the wall. I know he’s animated but I hate that little bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Pjen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-firemen-in-wales-really-wear-blue-tunics-with-two-rows-of-buttons/672898/6 "2013-11-02T07:06:49Z")
Firefighters in the UK used to wear such blue serge uniforms as did NHS ambulance personnel. During a series of riots in the seventies and eighties, such personnel found themselves targets of abuse and assault because their uniforms were similar to the police. That and general convenience meant that there was a move towards the current looser fitting and non-military/police style. The police are now following!