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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The fire department was dispatched to the corner of State Street and Fairchild Street, or the 100 Block of State Street.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The film follows Ángela (Manuela Velasco), a reporter who goes with her cameraman (Ferrán Terraza) to an apartment building where an elderly woman has called the fire department for assistance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
According to Volkert, state officials organized an informational campaign late last year after fire departments across the state saw a number of fires break out involving fireplace ashes that were disposed of unsafely.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
The fire department further said that the two individuals were reportedly overtaken by some type of gas inside the mill.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Feb. 2026
The film follows Ángela (Manuela Velasco), a reporter who goes with her cameraman (Ferrán Terraza) to an apartment building where an elderly woman has called the fire department for assistance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
According to Volkert, state officials organized an informational campaign late last year after fire departments across the state saw a number of fires break out involving fireplace ashes that were disposed of unsafely.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
The fire department further said that the two individuals were reportedly overtaken by some type of gas inside the mill.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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