How to Use fire department in a Sentence
fire department
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Our crews stopped the leak and worked with the fire department to make sure the area is safe.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 20 June 2022
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The victim was a dog: the city fire department’s pet husky.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
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Rach said the best course may be to take each part of the project -- city hall, the fire department, etc.
—cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022
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The third-grade teacher has since left to join the fire department.
—Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
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The fire department was alerted to the fire at 7:33 p.m.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
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The fire department blocked off the entrance of the deck to all traffic.
—Caroline Silva, ajc, 11 Mar. 2022
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Some contents of the home were saved, the fire department said.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022
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The fires were knocked down by 4:35 p.m., the fire department said in a follow-up post.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The fire department had already been there, but the fire had flared back up.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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Most were in their late teens and 20s, said Choi Seong-beom, the chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department.
—Thomas Maresca, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2022
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Their ages range from 1 to 39 years old, the fire department told the news outlet.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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The fire department was then called to break inside and all three were found dead.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
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The fire department left the scene by 10:45 p.m., Caffrey said.
—Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2022
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The seven adults wounded are between the ages of 23 and 54, the fire department said.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
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By the time fire department crews had arrived, the ship’s crew had contained the fire, Boyd said.
—Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2022
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Wentz had been a lieutenant with the fire department at the Cleveland bomber plant.
—cleveland, 24 Oct. 2022
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The deceased victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the fire department said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2023
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The license plate was traced, but the fire department did not report the results.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2024
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The neighbor told the fire department that a home about eight houses away was on fire.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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Others said that a granite block hit the bus, the fire department added.
—Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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In the next shot, members of the fire department are shown spraying down the scene with water.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
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The fire spread to two adjacent homes, the fire department said.
—Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2022
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According to the fire department, a grill in the tavern’s kitchen had caught on fire and burned inside the walls.
—George Wiebe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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Three people were trapped in the house on Holly Drive West, the fire department said.
—Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
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The fire department said the diesel fuel poured out of the 18-wheeler involved in the crash had been contained.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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The fire department was dispatched at around 10 a.m. for the rescue.
—Brammhi Balarajan, CNN, 27 July 2024
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Davis said no one made any reports about the smell of gas to the fire department prior to the explosion.
—Harriet Ramosand, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
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The city’s fire department and ocean rescue sped to the scene and found three people injured.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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The fire department ended its search and turned the operation over to police and the Coast Guard, Guzman said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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The fire was still burning as of 2 p.m. but was considered contained, fire department spokesman Michael Hunt said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
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