fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Giménez, 72, was born in Cuba and began his career as a City of Miami firefighter in 1975, later serving as fire chief and city manager. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Bartee spent 34 years with the Phoenix Fire Department before becoming Roseville’s fire chief in 2015. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Reached by phone, the fire chief, Cade Hall, disputed our reporting but declined to provide specifics. — Cengiz Yar, ProPublica, 3 Nov. 2026

That’s why fire chiefs, sheriffs and police and firefighters unions all oppose the amendment. — Steve Geller, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire chief

• cloverleaf
• disbelief
• leitmotif
• overleaf
• unbelief
• beef
• brief
• fief
• grief
• leaf
• lief
• reef