fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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Randall said her mom frequently visited her dad at his fire stations. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 The City Clerk’s office recently cleared the way for the firefighters’ union to begin gathering signatures for a sales tax hike to pay for fire stations, fire equipment and other emergency resources. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026 And before assuming the Fountain Valley Fire Department’s top rank, Nigg served for four years as fire chief in La Verne, where his leadership led to the reopening of one of the city’s fire stations. Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025 Miami Beach officials voted Wednesday to build a new fire station at the South Shore Community Center site on Sixth Street, abandoning plans to put it in Flamingo Park and returning to the original location that was first picked years ago. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire station

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire station was in 1877

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“Fire station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20station. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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