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’s water rescue team immediately started rescue efforts and police used a drone to help with the search, officials said.
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
The recent criticism comes less than a year after a fire truck crash with a Brightline train, which had spawned investigations into four members of the fire department, some of which had to do with the crash itself and others with the city’s handling of driver license suspensions.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Joe Slocum, a McCrory native and a 29-year veteran of its volunteer fire department, applied for the grant in early May through the website for the Arkansas State Firefighters Association.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
According to the fire department, crews who responded to the blaze found that the home was engulfed in flames on the first and second floors, with flames extending to the third floor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
The recent criticism comes less than a year after a fire truck crash with a Brightline train, which had spawned investigations into four members of the fire department, some of which had to do with the crash itself and others with the city’s handling of driver license suspensions.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Joe Slocum, a McCrory native and a 29-year veteran of its volunteer fire department, applied for the grant in early May through the website for the Arkansas State Firefighters Association.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
According to the fire department, crews who responded to the blaze found that the home was engulfed in flames on the first and second floors, with flames extending to the third floor.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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