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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Paramedics declared the person deceased and called the police department and medical examiner to the scene to take over the case, the fire department said.
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Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The fire department reports that an adult was found inside the same unit where the fire originated.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Multiple fire departments later arrived to extinguish the fire and provide medical treatment to the driver, who was taken to a hospital, police said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The fire’s cause remains under investigation, the fire department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The fire department reports that an adult was found inside the same unit where the fire originated.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
Multiple fire departments later arrived to extinguish the fire and provide medical treatment to the driver, who was taken to a hospital, police said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The fire’s cause remains under investigation, the fire department said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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