fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Nam Deuk-woo, fire chief of the city's Daedeok district, said authorities were searching for at least 14 other people believed to have been inside the facility when the fire broke out. Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026 The council has reconvened since, but tensions between the mayor, council and the community escalated and included the mayor’s firing of the city’s fire chief; his veto of the council’s vote to reappoint the city clerk; and a Monday meeting that devolved, within minutes, into a shouting match. Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Kevin Fox, Minnetonka fire chief, said Johnson was methodical in his investigations. Ray Campos, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 On Monday, Corinne Tapia Babcock, one of the four commissioners stepping down, said that by the time items come to the board, they often have already been negotiated by the fire chief, the mayor and the City Council. Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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