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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Assisting agencies included the Ozaukee Central, Port Washington, Cedarburg and Southern Ozaukee fire departments, Ozaukee County Drone Team, and Ozaukee County Emergency Management.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Crews found smoke coming from a tunnel approximately 10 feet underground, the fire department said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Nov. 2025
According to one former Boring employee who worked at the company at the time of the drills, workers had made an effort to clear the tunnels of the muck fluid before the fire department arrived for the exercise.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Multiple fire departments responded to the house fire, including the City of Long Beach New York Fire Department, and the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Crews found smoke coming from a tunnel approximately 10 feet underground, the fire department said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Nov. 2025
According to one former Boring employee who worked at the company at the time of the drills, workers had made an effort to clear the tunnels of the muck fluid before the fire department arrived for the exercise.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Multiple fire departments responded to the house fire, including the City of Long Beach New York Fire Department, and the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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