fire brigade
noun
: a body of firefighters: such as
a
: a usually private or temporary firefighting organization
b
British
: fire department
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Alexandre Rodrigues, the commander of the Lisbon fire brigade, told reporters Wednesday that authorities were alerted about the derailment at 6:01 p.m. local time (12:01 p.m. ET) and arrived within three minutes.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
The New Indian Express previously reported that a disaster management team and fire brigade had led the search for Kundu.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
Firefighters deployed a Type 3 wildland fire engine from the airport’s fire brigade.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Alexandre Rodrigues, the commander of the Lisbon fire brigade, told reporters Wednesday that authorities were alerted about the derailment at 6:01 p.m. local time (12:01 p.m. ET) and arrived within three minutes.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
The New Indian Express previously reported that a disaster management team and fire brigade had led the search for Kundu.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025
Firefighters deployed a Type 3 wildland fire engine from the airport’s fire brigade.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Fire brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20brigade. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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