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 said the fire was extinguished just before 5, and crews began searching for any fire extension.
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Emergency officials from more than a dozen Kentucky fire departments and LMPD responded to the crash site.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
That time, the fire department fought back with an almost orchestral force — convoys of trucks, helicopters hovering low in the smoke, tankers trailing lines of crimson retardant through the canyons.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver — identified by police as Nicholson — was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by the fire department.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jose Fabian, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Emergency officials from more than a dozen Kentucky fire departments and LMPD responded to the crash site.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
That time, the fire department fought back with an almost orchestral force — convoys of trucks, helicopters hovering low in the smoke, tankers trailing lines of crimson retardant through the canyons.
—Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
The driver — identified by police as Nicholson — was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene by the fire department.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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