Fireman Language Made Easy

Stu here again, at work, 24 hours, Station #103.
We (fireman) use language that is totally incomprehensible to the rest of the civilized world. So here, for your viewing and learning pleasure, is a brief dictionary, so that, the next time your house burns up or fire personnel come traipsing amok on your new white living room carpet, you'll understand what they're saying.

Catch the plug: hook hose up to fire hydrant.
The Clique: members of engine/truck company paying for lunchtime meal.
Wear out: teasing another fireman to the point of fists.
Go to the Store: Buy groceries.
Take Watch: Watchman's duties include taking aout trash and sleeping in Radio Room.
Quick-hitches: (see: bunker pants)
Bunker pants: (see: quick-hitches)
Ventilate: Create opening in the roof of your home with axes.
Go In with a Line: Use fire hose to pump 150 gallons of water-per-minute on your living room.
DFO: patient done fell out.
Crash: motor vehicle accident.
Nomex: hood made from Nomex fire-resistant material for a firehead.

There are many more, but for now, that's enough. Next: How does an Apostolic fireman fit in with unchurched derelicts. In other words, George Barna doesn't have a chapter on me.

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