fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Listen to this article San Diego is paying out $450,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former deputy fire chief and a claim that faulty asphalt at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa damaged a plane. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 Magnuson has been a member of the fire department for 18 years, including the past two as assistant fire chief. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 After a conversation between TK and Carlos (Rafael Silva) that continues the assumption Owen is gone, the show ends with the reveal that the fire captain and devoted dad is alive and well, living back in New York City and serving as fire chief. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025 Conservatives likewise blamed Kristin Crowley, the city’s first woman and openly gay fire chief, for the wildfires that killed 28 people. Liam Reilly, CNN, 31 Jan. 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 18 Feb. 2025.

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