fire department
noun
1
: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires
especially
: a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties
2
: the members of a fire department
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The fire department covers a hundred-and-sixty-one-square-mile area and typically responds to some sixty calls a year, handling everything from brush fires to welfare checks and vehicle accidents.
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The fire department said that preliminary reports indicated the workers had to scramble over a 12-to-15-foot-tall pile of loose soil after the collapse to meet rescuers.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 July 2025
He was taken to a local hospital by the fire department and later pronounced dead.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The fire department said the trailer would need to be unloaded before the entire rig could be removed safely from the road.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
The fire department said that preliminary reports indicated the workers had to scramble over a 12-to-15-foot-tall pile of loose soil after the collapse to meet rescuers.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 July 2025
He was taken to a local hospital by the fire department and later pronounced dead.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The fire department said the trailer would need to be unloaded before the entire rig could be removed safely from the road.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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