fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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The last time the city upgraded a fire station was in 2022, when Peninsula Fire Station No. 2 on the Balboa Peninsula was rebuilt on a new lot for nearly $10 million. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 The design includes two key options: A two-bay, seven-bunk fire station on the ground floor to enhance emergency response times, and a rooftop solar photovoltaic array designed to meet all electrical needs for both the garage and fire station, including electric vehicle charging stations. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 Jenkins also wants to drop the number of fire station closures from three to two, and have those two closures rotate throughout the city. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 5 May 2025 Chesterton has started a $4 million remodeling project for the Town Hall and adjoining fire station at 8th Street and Broadway. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire station

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire station was in 1877

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“Fire station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20station. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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