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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Still a fire captain Ising’s attorney, Kevin Regan, did not respond to requests for comment about the case, and the fire department declined to comment.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The fire department thanked community partners who helped make the installation possible.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Both patients were transported in stable condition, the fire department said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The fire department thanked community partners who helped make the installation possible.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Both patients were transported in stable condition, the fire department said.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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