Battalion Chief 3 : (BC) The lowest ranking chief officer and the next rank above a captain, usually the leader of a battalion district on one shift or platoon. See: District Chief
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}