fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The first female fire chief in Miami-Dade County history was sworn into command yesterday. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 Others out of a job include a middle school behavior facilitator in South Dakota and a Pennsylvania fire chief. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024 He was previously announced as the interim fire chief, taking over for former Chief Jeremey Criner, who retired in June. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024 Trump was injured in the shooting, which killed 50-year-old former fire chief Corey Comperatore and critically wounded two other men: David Dutch, 57, and James Copenhaver, 74. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire chief 

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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 20 Sep. 2024.

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