fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

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Kevin Boydston, deputy fire chief, said the call came in at 2 p.m. Wednesday after materials being staged on the roof caught fire. Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025 All of the residents of the home are safe, the fire chief said. Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025 Rescue efforts were inhibited by the storm, the fire chief tells PEOPLE. Sam Gillette, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025 Out: Firing the Christian fire chief The court declined to take up an appeal from Ronald Hittle, the former Stockton, Calif., fire chief who claimed his firing amounted to religious discrimination. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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