fire brigade

noun

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of fire brigade

: a body of firefighters: such as

a : a usually private or temporary firefighting organization

b British : fire department

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Recent Examples of fire brigade from the Web

Part of the airports’ fire brigades will also refrain from working.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Today's a Bad Day to Be Flying in Europe, Thanks to Airline Strikes," 10 Apr. 2018
Drones are already used by fire brigades; some helped to survey for damage at Grenfell Tower after the calamitous fire last year.

— The Economist, "The apps that put public services in citizens’ pockets," 22 Mar. 2018
Meanwhile, in Oxfordshire, the county council was putting the fire brigade on standby to serve school meals.

— The Economist, "Cleaned outWhere did Carillion go wrong?," 18 Jan. 2018
Ambulances and fire brigades were seen rushing to the scene.

— philip issa, chicagotribune.com, "Car bomb kills 23 in Syrian rebel-held Idlib city, activist says," 7 Jan. 2018
The fire was brought under control at about 9:16 a.m. local time (4:16 a.m. ET) and an investigation remained underway into its cause, the fire brigade said.

— saphora smith, NBC News, "London Zoo fire: Aardvark dead and four meerkats missing in blaze," 23 Dec. 2017
Issa Sakho, commander of the military fire brigade, said on national television.

— Bloomberg.com, "Cargo Plane Crashes in Sea Off Ivory Coast After Takeoff," 15 Oct. 2017
Issa Sakho, commander of the military fire brigade, said on national television.

— Bloomberg.com, "Cargo Plane Crashes in Sea Off Ivory Coast After Takeoff," 15 Oct. 2017
Issa Sakho, commander of the military fire brigade, said on national television.

— Bloomberg.com, "Cargo Plane Crashes in Sea Off Ivory Coast After Takeoff," 15 Oct. 2017

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