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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Sixty firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire, according to the fire department.
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Coventry’s and Mansfield’s fire departments provided mutual aid and representatives from UConn facilities operations, farm services, and the building inspector’s office also reported to the scene.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Members of the Minneapolis police and fire departments also attempted to look for him.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
No one was injured and multiple fire departments fought the resulting blaze, the release said.
—Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Coventry’s and Mansfield’s fire departments provided mutual aid and representatives from UConn facilities operations, farm services, and the building inspector’s office also reported to the scene.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Members of the Minneapolis police and fire departments also attempted to look for him.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
No one was injured and multiple fire departments fought the resulting blaze, the release said.
—Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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