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 shared several photos of the canine in its post.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article One person was displaced following a fire in Groton early Thursday that engulfed a home in flames and required mutual aid from numerous area fire departments.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
The lifecycle of a fire engine for the county fire department is roughly 15 years, with the first 12 years on front-line service and the balance on reserve service.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Assisting agencies included the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach fire departments and the Irvine Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article One person was displaced following a fire in Groton early Thursday that engulfed a home in flames and required mutual aid from numerous area fire departments.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
The lifecycle of a fire engine for the county fire department is roughly 15 years, with the first 12 years on front-line service and the balance on reserve service.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Assisting agencies included the Costa Mesa and Newport Beach fire departments and the Irvine Police Department.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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