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
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That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The fire department said she was not injured or bitten by the otter.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But as Ryan’s like, that’s crazy — and then the chief of the fire department in a few episodes is going to be like, That’s crazy.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
The fire broke out around midday on the third floor of the four-story factory in the Mirpur area of the capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a chemical warehouse storing bleaching powder, plastic and hydrogen peroxide, fire department official Talha Bin Jashim said, citing witnesses.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The fire department said she was not injured or bitten by the otter.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
But as Ryan’s like, that’s crazy — and then the chief of the fire department in a few episodes is going to be like, That’s crazy.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
The fire broke out around midday on the third floor of the four-story factory in the Mirpur area of the capital, Dhaka, before spreading to a chemical warehouse storing bleaching powder, plastic and hydrogen peroxide, fire department official Talha Bin Jashim said, citing witnesses.
—Reuters, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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