fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

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Logan is the department’s 19th fire chief and the third African American to hold the post. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 Bass later demoted Crowley and named interim and permanent fire chiefs. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026 New mayor to decide on next fire chief Carter worked closely with Mayor-elect Kaohly Her when appointing Duren, according to Carter’s office. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire chief

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire chief was in 1847

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

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