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hawaiifiveo said:
is there an updated list of acronyms used? example ff fc rul thanks you.
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I Do Not Know [DNK], if there's an actual 'List' ... I can help a bit tho' ...

ff/ Fire-Fighting of fire-fighter, fc/ Field Comm. Unit  rul/ Resource Unit Leader (usually a Battalion Chief Assignment for Multiple Alarm Incidents)

AH or AHW/' All Hands' Fire or Incident; or All Assigned Units are Operating (working)

PWH/DWH - Probably or Doubtful Will Hold w/ Present Assignment  UC/ Under Control
 
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MBFKD is Main body of fire knocked down

BI or BISP, when companies are our on inspection, you will here them say delayed due to BI or BISP.
 
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I have also seen the term FF engine, but have not found the meaning. I see it on the list of units sometimes that have responded.
 
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UPDATE ON SOME ASSIGNMENTS  ...  http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/insider/resources/do/2015/069_sup_61_2015.pdf
 
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patrickfd said:
L-103(ret) said:
How about BMA ?
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Brothers My Ass
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Correct... the motto of ENG*232 RIP from the BKLYN Tinhouse a very strong UNION House....They had BMA stenciled on the back of their turnout coats....when the morning Roll Call was done at 0845 on the Voice Alarm it would go like this...ENG*230 reply-10-4...ENG*231 reply-10-4...BMA reply 10-4...ENG*233 reply 10-4 etc,etc...on the radio for a run when BKLYN called 232 for a run instead of 10-4 they would say "BMA On The Way"....yearly when the Bell Club News would list the Runs & Workers as you went down the list it would read 230..XXXX.....231..XXXX.....BMA..XXXX......233..XXXX etc,etc. 232 was a highly spirited busy War Years Fire Company but for some reason this rubbed the Chief Of Operations Homer Bishop the wrong way so in 1989 when Companies were on the chopping block & the BKLYN Tin House was to close & move a few blocks North still on Rockaway Av into a FH designed for LAD*176...ENG*232...ENG*233 they decided to eliminate one of the ENGs ...now i would not advocate closing ANY Company but in this case 232 & 176 were a cohesive double house who originated & supported the Annual Tin House Turkey Trot 5K Run as a Benefit Run just before Thanksgiving every year but on Superbowl Sunday in '89 Homer had 232 go on a false Relocation to 207 (176 had already moved to the new FH) & when they returned the Fire Marshal's had the Tin House locked down & 232 was Out Of Service & the Members over the next few days were only allowed inside to empty their lockers & sent to the four winds....why did he pick 232 instead of 233  ? (AGAIN NOT THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE ANY CLOSING)  those in the know think he was pissed about the 232 Spirit & the BMA thing....i was never officially assigned there but did have the pleasure of working w/232 both as nearby FF in R*2 & for a while after Promotion to LT Covering in the Tinhouse from time to time.......232*BMA ..Gone But Not Forgotten !   
 
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68jk09 said:
patrickfd said:
L-103(ret) said:
How about BMA ?
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Brothers My Ass
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Correct... the motto of ENG*232 RIP from the BKLYN Tinhouse a very strong UNION House....They had BMA stenciled on the back of their turnout coats....when the morning Roll Call was done at 0845 on the Voice Alarm it would go like this...ENG*230 reply-10-4...ENG*231 reply-10-4...BMA reply 10-4...ENG*233 reply 10-4 etc,etc...on the radio for a run when BKLYN called 232 for a run instead of 10-4 they would say "BMA On The Way"....yearly when the Bell Club News would list the Runs & Workers as you went down the list it would read 230..XXXX.....231..XXXX.....BMA..XXXX......233..XXXX etc,etc. 232 was a highly spirited busy War Years Fire Company but for some reason this rubbed the Chief Of Operations Homer Bishop the wrong way so in 1989 when Companies were on the chopping block & the BKLYN Tin House was to close & move a few blocks North still on Rockaway Av into a FH designed for LAD*176...ENG*232...ENG*233 they decided to eliminate one of the ENGs ...now i would not advocate closing ANY Company but in this case 232 & 176 were a cohesive double house who originated & supported the Annual Tin House Turkey Trot 5K Run as a Benefit Run just before Thanksgiving every year but on Superbowl Sunday in '89 Homer had 232 go on a false Relocation to 207 (176 had already moved to the new FH) & when they returned the Fire Marshal's had the Tin House locked down & 232 was Out Of Service & the Members over the next few days were only allowed inside to empty their lockers & sent to the four winds....why did he pick 232 instead of 233  ? (AGAIN NOT THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE ANY CLOSING)  those in the know think he was pissed about the 232 Spirit & the BMA thing....i was never officially assigned there but did have the pleasure of working w/232 both as nearby FF in R*2 & for a while after Promotion to LT Covering in the Tinhouse from time to time.......232*BMA ..Gone But Not Forgotten ! 
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Chief "68jk09" that is an interesting story about BMA.

And "Patrickfd" - "you got that one on me". I guess I spent too much time in the Bronx and Harlem to really know what was going on in Bklyn. But I'm sure your days/nights with 120 and R2, kept you right there in the loop.

I used to get the Fire Bell Club Newsletter too. But I really wasn't that observant to catch the runs/workers for BMA. I still have some of those. I'm sure that anybody who was around during the busiest years of the FDNY for fire activity will remember when Engine 232 was closed and the "sneaky way" on how it was done.

I did stop into the BMA House one time as a buff, when it was still known as Eng 232. They were with Ladder 176 also. (Brooklyn's Tin House). My buff buddy was invited to ride with Eng 232 and I rode Ladder Co 176. What a night that was !!! Not only did those guys treat a couple of young buffs really great, but the amount of runs and work they did during that one night shift was more than the amount of work some places today see in a year. I'm not kidding either.....
 
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From my transcription of old newsletters...

YearEngineRunsEMSWorkersOSWALL HANDS
19752324713022660
19762325045030770
19772325158035480
19782324791034810
19792323626020560
19802324149024390
19812323600020760
19822323474019160
1983232302501678263
19842322853016120
1985232259401386244
1986232226701316216
1987232258401501226
1988232185010636
YearEngineRunsEMSWorkersOSWALL HANDS
 
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