some boston fd historical info

from bfd special orders at the bfd history website March 5 1971 - HTs might not work in subways or subbasements - relay messages to dispatcher via District Chief car or use messengers May 11 1971 - E26 E7 L17 Dist 4 moved to new station at 200 Columbus Ave from 194 Broadway - Special Service Unit 1 moved to Engine 22 at 700 Tremont St May 20 1971 - all companies are supposed to reply to the 9 am daily radio test - see Section 28 of Radio Procedures Jan 10 1972 - Boston Ambulance Squad added 2nd ambulance - will be A18 and A19 - will respond to all calls with smoke showing in the Dorchester area March 29 1972 - follow radio rules May 2 1972 - Boston Gas Company has a new dry chemical truck at Commercial Point - maybe that is Victory Rd - 3000 pounds of dry chem and 2 hoselines - 250 foot range in calm air - needs FD or police escort to any incident - FAO has to call Boston Gas Company dispatcher to request the truck May 16 1972 - testing new 2 tone paging system on Ch 1 - disregard any tones heard Sept 1 1972 - Channel 3 is 153.83 at 3 watts - Ch 1 is 33.74 - Ch 2 is 153.89 - Ch 4 is 154.265 - radios in (?district chiefs cars?) should be kept on Ch 2 unless told to switch to Ch 4 - fire alarm will assign ch2 or ch 4 as FG channels when needed Nov 21 1972 - 911 starts in Boston - some calls in Brighton will go to Brookline dispatchers and then be forwarded to Boston - 911 callers in Boston will reach Boston PD - callers reporting a fire will be forwarded to BFD Dec 14 1972 - E48 L28 moved from 30 Winthrop St in Hyde Park to 60 Fairmont Ave 1973 - K3 car discontinued / false alarm car - mew SOP 7 for radio procedures Aug 23 1973 - WBZ AM causing some interference on BFD Ch 1 - send in any reports Oct 4 1973 - new radio call signs - A44 is Regan Ambulance - ??? Oct 9 1973 - must use cover for HT - never set HT down - never allow anyone to play on radio - lock vehicles when parked unattended Nov 7 1973 - procedures for backing up vehicles 1973 - EMT class - 83 hours 1973 - on inhaltor calls - turn patient over to BCH ambulance crew - they will follow their medical protocols