fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Kovach's appointment as the city's new fire chief comes following the retirement of former chief Jeffrey Tomovcsik, who served as a McKeesport firefighter for more than 20 years and retired late last year. Mike Darnay, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026 The city’s fire chief said on semi-official news agency Tasnim that all residents from the building had been evacuated. Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026 In summarizing an accompanying letter from Marrone, the county’s fire chief, Hahn wrote if all the deer were gone, that would raise the risk of a severe fire. Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026 In Frisco, unofficial results showed insurance professional Ann Anderson earning 106 more votes than former Frisco fire chief Mark Piland in a tight race for the Place 1 seat on the City Council. Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire chief

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire chief was in 1847

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“Fire chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20chief. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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