fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Supporters of a proposal to add a fifth firefighter to New York City fire engines rallied Monday to get Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration to reverse FDNY cuts in place since the Bloomberg era.
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Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 1 June 2026
For at least a decade, the Laguna Beach Fire Fighters’ Union has been flipping pancakes on Memorial Day to raise money to restore the city’s first dedicated fire engine, a 1931-era Seagrave.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
The ladder truck will replace a 26-year-old fire engine.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Meanwhile, mutual aid fire engines were arriving from across the region to assist with containment efforts, officials said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
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Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 1 June 2026
For at least a decade, the Laguna Beach Fire Fighters’ Union has been flipping pancakes on Memorial Day to raise money to restore the city’s first dedicated fire engine, a 1931-era Seagrave.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
The ladder truck will replace a 26-year-old fire engine.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Meanwhile, mutual aid fire engines were arriving from across the region to assist with containment efforts, officials said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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