"Brooklyn to..."

[68jk09]

ENG*232 ( before it was disbanded in the super bowl sunday incident)  was known as BMA ......when given a run on the air they would reply BMA on the way......also in the morning voice alarm test certain dispatchers would call BMA over the voice alarm instead of 232....& in certain issues of the BELL CLUB runs & workers the company was listed as BMA .

[811]

There are people in the upper echelons who think such conduct is unprofessional. You'll only hear such things when it "slips" out.

Before they were 1-1-12 they were the No-Frills truck.

I think "One-One-Twelve" goes back to their days on Madison Street.

[69 METS]

Maybe to you, however it's a New York accent and in all the time I worked in the Bronx, I never came across any of the Brothers who had a problem with the accent or the dispatcher. As a matter of fact, he's well thought of and respected by the men and he's also an excellent dispatcher ... That's all that matters to me.

[raybrag]

Way back in the dark ages, when I first started flying weather reconnaissance, we relayed encoded weather observations to ground stations by HF radio . . . and the reception was never great.  We were taught to enunciate the number three as "TREE" because it was believed that this was easier to understand amid the static, weak signal and background noise we were dealing with.  Seems this dispatcher simply had the same instructors I did. So there may be a valid reason for the practice.

[rdm258]

He is ONE of the GREATEST,dispatcher's!!!!!

[tl-ff]

In the Bronx you'll often hear a certain excellent dispatcher calling "Rescue Company Number Tree" as well as "Tower Ladder Tree - Tree" ...

It sounds ridiculous.

Actually in the military that's how the number 3 is pronounced over the radio.
WUN
TOO
TREE
FOW-ER
FIFE
SIX
SEV-EN
AIT
NINER
ZEE-RO

HOW COPY OVER?

[Bxboro]

Why was 232 aka BMA ?   I missed that one.

[69 METS]

He is ONE of the GREATEST,dispatcher's!!!!!

The greatest dispatchers worked during the busiest times and retired long ago.

Are you stating this from personal experience or hear say?

[nfd2004]

Why was 232 aka BMA ?   I missed that one.

  I had the same question Bxboro. Its probadly something very simple to understand, but in my years, I've never heard it. So "68jk09" can you help us out a bit.
  As for that Dispatcher that says "Tree" instead of "Three". I had the honor of meeting him a few months ago. A long history with the FDNY and really into it. Former Dispatcher Tree Tree Oh, if you're out there, you're one of my favorites.
  And who remembers the Manhattan Dispatcher who used the say: "Manhatten Box ..... is in for.......". I think his number was 124. He still buffs. I think he has a brother on the job. I don't think he remembers me, but I've talked to him a few times in the Bronx. Once was a crane collapse on Prospect Ave a couple of years ago. Good Man.

[turk132]

Herb Eysser #124

[nfd2004]

Herb Eysser #124

  Yes John, that's him. I saw him a few times buffing in the streets of the Bronx. I guess he's been retired few years now. If you're out there Herb, enjoy your retirement. I think it's pretty safe to say, "you had a few busy nights working that Manhattan C.O." I know, I heard a few of them.

[johnd248]

Herb is still around; I saw him at the Bell Club dinner in June.  His brother, George, rose as far as Battalion Chief, I believe.

[69 METS]

Herb is a true gentleman. As a frequent (and most welcome) guest at our firehouse, I really enjoyed sitting in the kitchen and listening to his wealth of F.D.N.Y. nostalgia over a cup of coffee. Also an excellent dispatcher.

[Disp51]

Thanks XLIVLIXXVIII.

 But those were different times with different challenges.  Not for one minute do I regret my time as a dispatcher in the Bronx during the late '60s and early '70s, nor my time riding with an engine company from '63 till '72 thanks to the Civil Defense Auxiliary program. While we didn't have computers, or AC to keep them (and us) cool, we also didn't have RACs, TACs, MERVs, etc. Nor did we have different response patterns to keep track of depending on the time of day, whether the moon is full, or some chief decides to override the supervisor and men. Somehow we managed to roll the rigs without being titled as the alarm dispatcher, decision dispatcher, etc.  We did the best we could with what we had, as did the fire companies. Given what I've read and heard as to the new dispatching, I'm  glad I worked when I did. The men and women today have challenges we could have never imagined, and, in my opinion, have as difficult, and rewarding, a job as we did.

[L-103(ret)]

The dispatchers during the 60s-70s were just as dedicated as were the members,  I'm sure they worked as hard as any of us during those times ( except for the heat and smoke of course)  They were a constant source of entertainment as our traveling light show toured the district.  And being NY born an bred I never noticed any accents.