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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Suddenly my phone shrieked with a text from the LA fire department.
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Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Lexington police and fire departments were dispatched Friday morning to 51 Lakeview Drive in the Indian Hills subdivision on reports of an unmarked gas line that was struck, said Lexington Police Chief Josh Coen.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Having said the previous day that 17 had died, the fire department adjusted that to 14, saying some casualties had been counted twice.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The Quitman, Greenbrier, Centerville, Guy, Hopewell, and Cove Creek fire departments all responded to the fire, Staggs said.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Mlynowski, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Lexington police and fire departments were dispatched Friday morning to 51 Lakeview Drive in the Indian Hills subdivision on reports of an unmarked gas line that was struck, said Lexington Police Chief Josh Coen.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Having said the previous day that 17 had died, the fire department adjusted that to 14, saying some casualties had been counted twice.
—Reuters, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The Quitman, Greenbrier, Centerville, Guy, Hopewell, and Cove Creek fire departments all responded to the fire, Staggs said.
—Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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