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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San Diego’s fire department appears to be the only one nationwide that’s widely employing the spray.
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Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Our fire department is established for suburban response.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
As of Thursday morning, 28 bodies had been pulled from the river, said John Donnelly, the chief of Washington’s fire department.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
The fire department had three pre-positioned strike teams in the county and one, which included five engines and a battalion chief, was driving together on Avenida La Pata in San Clemente when the fire broke.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
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Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Our fire department is established for suburban response.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
As of Thursday morning, 28 bodies had been pulled from the river, said John Donnelly, the chief of Washington’s fire department.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
The fire department had three pre-positioned strike teams in the county and one, which included five engines and a battalion chief, was driving together on Avenida La Pata in San Clemente when the fire broke.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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