can refer to either a) Engine-guy; or b)Truckie
a) Engineman- Firefighter who puts out the fire using hand lines and aggressive interior fire attack techniques.
b) Truckie- Person who assists the real Firefighters
Person A: Those Firefighters are going into the building with the hose!
Person B: Yes, those are Engine-gys who are going to put out the fire.
Person A: Those Firefighters are cutting a hole in the roof!
Person B: We call those Truckies.
Person A: I know why the Engine-guys are using the hose, but why are the Truckies cutting a hole in the roof?
Person B: That's so they can look in and see what the real Firefighters are doing.
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