fire department

noun

: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires

especially : a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties

: the members of a fire department

Examples of fire department in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The superheated air was too thin for an emergency helicopter to respond, but the team requested mutual aid from nearby fire departments. —

Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024 The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded with Corinth, Williamstown and Dry Ridge fire departments. —

Allie Hennard, The Enquirer, 10 July 2024 Local law enforcement agencies, the Lebanon and Hartford fire departments, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, and the Upper Valley Response Team assisted in the search. —

Kendra Stanton Lee, Newsweek, 8 July 2024 Do not put trash cans with fireworks debris inside your garage or home, the fire department warned. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire department

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Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of fire department was in 1798

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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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