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

Examples of fire department in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fire department would be more involved if the fire spread to a structure or vegetation, Hopkins said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

According to the local fire department, the delay was caused by simple math. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 July 2026

One person with minor injuries was transported to a local hospital and two others declined to be hospitalized, according to the fire department. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 20 July 2026

The victims were a Provo fire department captain, his wife and their three sons, according to fire officials. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fire department

• apartment
• compartment
• departement