The DC firefighters union is calling on the fire chief to back down from his threat to discipline members over a uniform change. This after a veteran firefighter spoke exclusively with Fox 5 Wednesday night.

Union president Ed Smith says any uniform change is "wasteful" and if the chief wants the members to comply he should pay for it.

The fire chief, for reasons still not clear, has changed the department's logo and has ordered everyone to make the switch.

The D.C. Fire Department has changed logos four times in the last twenty years.

The last time, just three years ago- a decision that would likely go unnoticed if it wasn't so costly to the city and firefighters who are expected to purchase most of their cold weather gear.

The firefighters union is now calling for the fire chief to unify the department by paying for the change.

Four logos have been used by the department since the early nineties.

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