fire department
noun
1
: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires
especially
: a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties
2
: the members of a fire department
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Swanson noted that almost every departmental budget increased, including the fire department by $29 million, public works by $24 million and YPCE by $3.5 million.
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Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Even railroads that only have one or two employees now must have a plan to get the crucial details of their cargo to the local fire department quickly, even if its as simple as having the fire chief’s cell phone number at the ready.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Council members drilled down on fire department funding, investments in violence interruption programs and service delivered by the Department of Public Works when sewage pipes back up into homes.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Photos show the fire department’s ladder extended toward the top of the tower where the man was rescued.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
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Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 27 June 2024
Even railroads that only have one or two employees now must have a plan to get the crucial details of their cargo to the local fire department quickly, even if its as simple as having the fire chief’s cell phone number at the ready.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Council members drilled down on fire department funding, investments in violence interruption programs and service delivered by the Department of Public Works when sewage pipes back up into homes.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Photos show the fire department’s ladder extended toward the top of the tower where the man was rescued.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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