fire brigade
noun
: a body of firefighters: such as
a
: a usually private or temporary firefighting organization
b
British
: fire department
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According to community leader and eyewitness Amer Dabak, the Israeli military responded to the incident by arriving in Tayasir and preventing the fire brigade, ambulances and residents from reaching the area.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
An Iranian missile attack struck oil refineries last week in Haifa, Israel, where fire brigades extinguished a fire that broke out at the site, Israel Fire and Rescue said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical responses, were damaged, according to the London fire brigade.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
An Iranian missile attack struck oil refineries last week in Haifa, Israel, where fire brigades extinguished a fire that broke out at the site, Israel Fire and Rescue said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical responses, were damaged, according to the London fire brigade.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.
—Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Fire brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20brigade. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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