fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alfred Poirier, 63, who spent four years as the Beverly Hills deputy fire chief, was arrested Monday after police tied him to a wave of vandalism incidents in the upscale community targeting city structures, Police Capt. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Billiter said he is honored to have the opportunity to serve as Rocklin’s next fire chief. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The big Amendment 3 news this week was in suburban Orlando where sheriffs, police, fire chiefs and unions all forcefully called for defeat of Amendment 3. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

In 2015, a case out of Platte County divided the community as Zahnd and his office prosecuted a volunteer fire chief from the hamlet of Dearborn. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 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