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 was equipped with a trough, mounted on wagon wheels upon which buckets hung at the ready.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026
There would be no government, no police, no fire department, no traffic laws, no court of justice; life would be totally free but totally lawless.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Ka Taw Htoo was on the second floor and wasn’t able to get out of the house due to the fire, according to the fire department.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to the base’s security personnel, sailors and the base’s fire department staff will participate, Smith said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026
There would be no government, no police, no fire department, no traffic laws, no court of justice; life would be totally free but totally lawless.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Ka Taw Htoo was on the second floor and wasn’t able to get out of the house due to the fire, according to the fire department.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
In addition to the base’s security personnel, sailors and the base’s fire department staff will participate, Smith said.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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