fire department
noun
1
: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires
especially
: a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties
2
: the members of a fire department
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Hand said the fire department has been in contact with the building's current owner, who reported no construction or renovation was underway at the time of the fire.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But in this case, the file was closed because the property is still structurally sound, and the owner was advised to follow up with the fire department, the health department and the planning department to resolve certain issues, according to the inspection report.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Multiple local fire departments responded, and the fire is now under control.
—Nora Eckert, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
The fire department cited the organization for violating an Indoor Entertainment Event permit, the Berkeley Scanner reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
But in this case, the file was closed because the property is still structurally sound, and the owner was advised to follow up with the fire department, the health department and the planning department to resolve certain issues, according to the inspection report.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Nov. 2025
Multiple local fire departments responded, and the fire is now under control.
—Nora Eckert, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
The fire department cited the organization for violating an Indoor Entertainment Event permit, the Berkeley Scanner reported.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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