fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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This way, fire chiefs and incident safety officers can make the best decisions possible about when and where to send in their crew. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 May 2025 Mayor Karen Bass fires L.A. Fire Chief after wildfires The Los Angeles City Council voted against reinstating Kristin Crowley as its fire chief on Tuesday after she was fired by Mayor Karen Bass in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 After meeting court requirements under the deferred judgment, Moalem was subject to disciplinary action by the city and was required to submit to random drug testing over several years, according to the fire chief. Jason Green, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025 What to Know In the city of Alamo, emergency responders handled more than 100 water rescues, including people trapped in homes and stranded in vehicles, according to fire chief R.C. Flores. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire chief

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire chief was in 1847

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“Fire chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20chief. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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