fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

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Firefighters are on high alert, again Southern California fire chiefs caution that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed. Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025 On Sunday, July 6, the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office announced that the fire chief for the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department was among five people missing in a statement on Facebook. Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 July 2025 The Village Board also reworked language in the village code to make clear that promotions to police chief, fire chief or deputy fire chief are up to the village manager, not the board. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025 When crews arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames, according to the fire chief. Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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