fire brigade

noun

|Updated on: 14 Jul 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

The fire brigade changed the guidance at 2:47 a.m. By that time, the building's only stairwell was smoke-filled and treacherous.

— jill lawless, chicagotribune.com, "A year on, Grenfell Tower 'atrocity' haunts Britain," 14 June 2018
The fire brigade changed the guidance at 2:47 a.m. By that time, the building's only stairwell was smoke-filled and treacherous.

— Fox News, "A year on, horrific Grenfell Tower fire haunts Britain," 14 June 2018
In a brief but dramatic episode, two lions, two tigers, a jaguar and a bear were found to be missing from their enclosures in a zoo in western Germany on Friday, prompting a major search by police, the fire brigade, and veterinarians.

— new york times, BostonGlobe.com, "Zoo escape grips Germany," 1 June 2018
Members of the fire brigade from Ladbroke Road Station, who helped fight the Grenfell fire, attended the opening of a memorial garden this week to mark the first anniversary of the disaster.

— jenny gross, WSJ, "A Year After Deadly Grenfell Blaze, One Fireman Is Still Plagued by Doubt," 16 June 2018
The fire brigade says it was called just before 4 p.m. (1500 GMT) to the 12-story hotel.

— Fox News, "100 firefighters tackle blaze at London's Mandarin Oriental," 6 June 2018
Gassama also has been offered a job with the Paris fire brigade.

— brandon griggs and kyle almond, CNN, "Your questions on the 'Spiderman' photo, answered," 29 May 2018
For his spectacular bravery, the 22-year-old is being made a French citizen and offered a job with the Paris fire brigade, according to BBC.

— terrell jermaine starr, The Root, "Malian Migrant Gets French Citizenship After Saving Child Dangling From a Balcony," 28 May 2018
The French president said Gassama, who was in France illegally, will be granted citizenship and offered a new job with the Paris fire brigade.

— Fox News, "Real-life 'Spiderman' who saved child dangling from balcony to become French citizen," 28 May 2018

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