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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Within eight minutes, the New Kensington fire department arrived and was met with heavy flames at the back of the house.
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Jessica Riley, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
After San Marcos firefighters discovered the bodies, fire department officials requested the sheriff’s bomb/arson unit investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
An excavator was used on Thursday to dig an escape channel after earlier unsuccessful efforts to coax the whale back toward deeper water, including using coast guard and fire department boats to create large waves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Dry conditions and blustery winds have kept area fire departments busy battling grass and field fires in the region this week.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Riley, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
After San Marcos firefighters discovered the bodies, fire department officials requested the sheriff’s bomb/arson unit investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
An excavator was used on Thursday to dig an escape channel after earlier unsuccessful efforts to coax the whale back toward deeper water, including using coast guard and fire department boats to create large waves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Dry conditions and blustery winds have kept area fire departments busy battling grass and field fires in the region this week.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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