I get the rolled up sleeves as if they are going to do some work. Some of these folks look ridiculous in the caps. At least none have appeared to turn the caps backwards.

They just want to look like the down-and-dirty hard working average Joe.

Maybe to control the bad hair day especially if it is windy........................... drill sgt.

A few probably wore a hardhat to go into the cordoned off area and now have helmet head so they wear a baseball hat. The lemmings follow along and wear a baseball hat too.

Most people actually in incident command will have their title on their vest (e.g. I was Operations Section Head when I was in Alaska), but I've seen a few who have their title embroidered on a hat.

Maybe to keep the sun off or prevent cold air on their head.
That's why I wear a ball cap.

Baseball caps hide their pointy heads.

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Originally posted by drill sgt:
Maybe to control the bad hair day especially if it is windy........................... drill sgt.

This

sun, bad hair, cap bill is an early warning impact detection device are reasons I wear one and I just fuckin like em.

Extra points for wearing plate carriers along with the ball caps so they can really look like the cool kids.

I am sure that there many here, including myself that look silly or ridiculous in our nasty old ball caps!

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
I get the rolled up sleeves as if they are going to do some work. Some of these folks look ridiculous in the caps. At least none have appeared to turn the caps backwards.

I don't get the rolled up sleeves AT ALL. It's a stupid look that politicians like Beto O'Rourke try to pull off while making a speech in a hotel conference room. It doesn't make you relatable any more than John Kerry's Carhartt jacket made him a hunter.

As others have indicated, the Baseball Cap keeps the sun out of your eyes, so you're not squinting all day, and also keeps you from having a bad hair day, mitigating the effects of the wind, rotor wash, etc while out surveying the disaster site.

This couple seems to be able to pull off the look with Class, AND Grace! Just Sayin'...

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"Why does Radio Shack ask for your phone number when you buy batteries?" - Cosmo Kramer

The agency's or other logo on a baseball cap, if present, makes the people stand out more in a crowd.

It keeps the sun out of your eyes and the rain off of your glasses, and it's fashion appropriate when wearing utilitarian clothing.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Some of these folks look ridiculous in the caps. At least none have appeared to turn the caps backwards.

Yeah, cuz the next step after that would be baggy gangsta pants with their shorts hanging out.

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Originally posted by egregore:
The agency's or other logo on a baseball cap, if present, makes the people stand out more in a crowd.

It also serves to say "I'm from the government and I'm here to help!"

President Trump wears his hat almost everywhere because of his signature "MAKE AERICA GREAT AGAIN". Has nothing to do with visiting disaster sites or keeping the sun out of the eyes or protecting his hair from the wind.

Better than the black hoodie and face mask combo we saw too often during the interregnum.

Well, he does wear other hats at times...