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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Since then, the fire department has devoted a number of resources to putting out several fires in the complex over the last few months, Nolan said in a phone call Friday.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
The fire department attributed the spread of an office building blaze in October to the bamboo structures.
—semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Same goes for Geo Blackshire, who did the same for Palo Alto during a 28-year-career with the fire department, including the last six as chief.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The Hong Kong fire department also said 70 people were injured.
—NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 2025
The fire department attributed the spread of an office building blaze in October to the bamboo structures.
—semafor.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Same goes for Geo Blackshire, who did the same for Palo Alto during a 28-year-career with the fire department, including the last six as chief.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
The Hong Kong fire department also said 70 people were injured.
—NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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