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DALLAS - Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) and Dallas Police Department (DPD) announce an update to their personal appearance standards and procedures.
These procedures include those including the departments’ personal appearance and uniform standards. For Dallas Fire Rescue, the Manual of Procedures 710, Personal Appearance and Uniform Standards, has been updated to include the limited allowance of visible tattoos. For the Dallas Police Department, General Orders 804.00, Personal Appearance, has been updated to allow groomed, natural beards and approved, visible body art.
Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Police Department continually strive to provide members with the most up to date and effective procedures. These procedures include those including the departments’ personal appearance and uniform standards. For Dallas Fire Rescue, the Manual of Procedures 710, Personal Appearance and Uniform Standards, has been updated to include the limited allowance of visible tattoos. For the Dallas Police Department, General Orders 804.00, Personal Appearance, has been updated to allow groomed, natural beards and approved, visible body art.
This update has involved the extensive research of industry best practices, and collaborative efforts between DFR and DPD leadership, City of Dallas leadership, Human Resources, the City Attorney’s Office, and department employee associations.
DFR and DPD believe these changes better reflect the current cultural and societal opinions of the practice of body modification. Additionally, they will have a positive impact department morale, and our recruiting and retention efforts. These procedures are also currently in place in other large police and fire Departments within the State of Texas.
The changes are effective today, Friday, June 21, 2024, for both Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Police Department.
Background:
When Dallas Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert assumed her role in early May, she outlined six Primary Focus Areas to tackle in her 100-day Transition Playbook. Recruitment and Retention was one of the areas. ICM Tolbert committed to support the Dallas Police Department and Dallas-Fire Rescue recruitment and retention by updating grooming standards allowing for tattoos and beards. The timeline projected for delivering on this priority was within her first sixty days of the transition.
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