How to Use fire chief in a Sentence

fire chief

noun
  • There is also an antique toy fire chief’s car, nestled near some plants.
    Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021
  • Mike Folgert, the fire chief, says it’s a different time, of course.
    Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Chris Clark, Glen Ellyn’s fire chief, said in the release.
    Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The fire chief said one of the walls of the burning building was beginning to tilt, forcing firefighters to fight the fire from the outside.
    Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The suspect beaver was nowhere to be found at the scene, said Rick Wunsch, assistant Corbett fire chief.
    oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2021
  • He was named the village’s fire chief in July 2005 and formerly was in the Air Force.
    Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The answer is Adrien’s father, Vincent (Vincent Lindon), a fire chief.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The Oakland fire chief says Falck has not been providing reliable service to his community.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2021
  • School employees, a restaurant worker, a fire chief and a political aide have all lost their jobs or resigned after outrage over their posts, according to statements by their employers and news reports.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
  • He was previously announced as the interim fire chief, taking over for former Chief Jeremey Criner, who retired in June.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Boynton Beach fire chief Jim Stables said the anniversary has widespread appeal because of how many lives were affected among first responders and civilians.
    Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The fire chief then screamed at them and urged them to get on the ground.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
  • The man is an employee of the bank, the fire chief said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 May 2024
  • Most of San Diego’s 18 fire chiefs have been White men.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The fire chief said that the lieutenant in charge of the E.M.T.s had never gotten off the fire truck.
    Mitch Smith, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • What are the salaries of the Milwaukee police chief and fire chief?
    Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The city’s fire chief says driverless cabs are not ready for prime time.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The fire chief said that the lieutenant had never gotten off the fire truck.
    Jessica Jaglois, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The fire chief said the blaze quickly spread from the first floor to the second and cut off access to the staircase.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Norris Croom, a fire chief in Castle Rock, said the show was not worth the risk.
    Payton Major and Haley Brink, CNN, 2 July 2022
  • Dave Montoya, a local fire chief, heard the call and offered to drive up the pass.
    CBS News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The fire chief said the grant, split over two years, pays for the new firefighters’ salary and pension.
    John Benson, cleveland, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The man with the snakes, Erik Vogel, did not contact the Madeira police chief or fire chief.
    Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The grand marshal will come next with the banner held by the fire chief, police chief and the mayor.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The fire chief said neighbors rushed to the scene to lift parts of the roof off the surviving woman as a fire spread.
    CBS News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The fire chief and the head of the firefighters union later said that the fire was extinguished.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • He was promoted to fire chief, Gilbert's third, in 2013.
    Joshua Bowling, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The woman, who lived on the third floor, was found by firefighters in the basement, said the city’s fire chief, Pat Sweeney.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Wallace’s wife made it out of the home, but she was hurt, according to Lebanon’s fire chief.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Two years ago, the town hired a professional fire chief.
    New York Times, 16 May 2022

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