The term "leatherhead" is one used for a firefighter who uses the leather helmet as protection from the hazards we face everyday on the streets. The leather helmet is an international sign of a firefighter, a symbol that is significant in not only tradition from the early years of firefighting, but one of bravery, integrity, honor and pride. This helmet is a sign of who we are, not what we are.

What the leather helmet, and in turn the term "leatherhead" signifies is something very important to me, and the reason I chose it for my moniker.