In my area: First is the house number: example- station #2 would have Engine 2(for fire station#2) as first unit and second unit would be Engine 22 then Ladder 2 and so forth.
On my regular job, I'm the capt on E19 and it is the single piece out of station 19.
Last edited by Virginiafiretruck; 03/03/2009 2:52 PM. Reason: clear up language