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
Examples of fire department in a Sentence
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Some fire department staff members did not receive information and remained unaware of the unfolding disaster.
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Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Local agencies, like the county fire department, and local companies, like Hawaiian Electric, have been under scrutiny for their involvement in fire preparation, wildfire mitigation and the response to the wildfires.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The outlet adds that fire department chief Jakob Vedsted Andersen said responders dealt with an almost impossible task in trying to access the area under the old copper roof.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
More details about how to incorporate the MedStar employees into the fire department will be discussed at that meeting.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
When residents made 999 calls to the fire department, some were met with condescension: Abdulaziz was told to calm down by an operator, who then guided another resident of his floor to safety.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
As of last August, The Star reported that the fire department was still being investigated by the federal justice department.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Once fire department officials got ahold of Jeffery, the shelter's Chief of Veterinary Medicine sedated him so he could be safely transported to the clinic and be cared for.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In a social media post, the fire department said Aircraft Rescue Firefighting units were on the scene and confirmed the fire was contained to a single engine, with operations underway around 6:30 p.m. to extinguish it.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Local agencies, like the county fire department, and local companies, like Hawaiian Electric, have been under scrutiny for their involvement in fire preparation, wildfire mitigation and the response to the wildfires.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The outlet adds that fire department chief Jakob Vedsted Andersen said responders dealt with an almost impossible task in trying to access the area under the old copper roof.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
More details about how to incorporate the MedStar employees into the fire department will be discussed at that meeting.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
When residents made 999 calls to the fire department, some were met with condescension: Abdulaziz was told to calm down by an operator, who then guided another resident of his floor to safety.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
As of last August, The Star reported that the fire department was still being investigated by the federal justice department.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Once fire department officials got ahold of Jeffery, the shelter's Chief of Veterinary Medicine sedated him so he could be safely transported to the clinic and be cared for.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
In a social media post, the fire department said Aircraft Rescue Firefighting units were on the scene and confirmed the fire was contained to a single engine, with operations underway around 6:30 p.m. to extinguish it.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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