Transfer 2 : (1) To assign personnel to a different unit. (2) To move a fire company to another station to cover for units which have responded to a call. See: Covering In, Move-Up; See also: Relocate
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}