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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Some of Glaser’s earliest memories involve being at the fire department.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
The fire department had to be called.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join past and present firefighters and EMS members at Fort Totten in Queens to commemorate the shotgun wedding’s pearl anniversary on Monday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Local officials and fire departments will be notified in advance, and burn areas will be closed with warning signs posted, DEEP said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
The fire department had to be called.
—Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMS responder ever picked to run the fire department, will join past and present firefighters and EMS members at Fort Totten in Queens to commemorate the shotgun wedding’s pearl anniversary on Monday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Local officials and fire departments will be notified in advance, and burn areas will be closed with warning signs posted, DEEP said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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