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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The fire department ended its search and turned the operation over to police and the Coast Guard, Guzman said.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Neither the fire department nor a SporTran media contact immediately responded to Fox News Digital requests for comment.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the feds said, Newark’s fire department had inadequate training for cargo ships and should not have sent smoke-eaters onboard.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The fire department checked to ensure no one was left inside, and were able to get the fire under control within 24 minutes of the initial call, according to officials.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
Neither the fire department nor a SporTran media contact immediately responded to Fox News Digital requests for comment.
—Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the feds said, Newark’s fire department had inadequate training for cargo ships and should not have sent smoke-eaters onboard.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
The fire department checked to ensure no one was left inside, and were able to get the fire under control within 24 minutes of the initial call, according to officials.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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