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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An Oklahoma fire department is celebrating a win after rescuing a helpless animal that found itself in a dangerous — and unsanitary — situation.
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Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
His death was pronounced at 3:11 p.m. local time by responding fire department personnel, the medical examiner confirmed.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 June 2025
Marine units pulled three people from the water while 19 others swam to shore on Hart Island before they were transported by Coast Guard, police and fire department units to nearby City Island to receive further medical evaluation at a hospital.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Encinitas officials are debating whether to end the city’s participation in a 16-year-old, cooperative agreement with Del Mar and Solana Beach that allows the three cities to split the cost of some higher-ranking fire department employees.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2025
His death was pronounced at 3:11 p.m. local time by responding fire department personnel, the medical examiner confirmed.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 11 June 2025
Marine units pulled three people from the water while 19 others swam to shore on Hart Island before they were transported by Coast Guard, police and fire department units to nearby City Island to receive further medical evaluation at a hospital.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Encinitas officials are debating whether to end the city’s participation in a 16-year-old, cooperative agreement with Del Mar and Solana Beach that allows the three cities to split the cost of some higher-ranking fire department employees.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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