fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Outside city limits, Grant County has no zoning or wildfire building restrictions, according to Roger Groves, the fire chief for the county, which includes Silver City. —

Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024 More than 2,000 people were forced to evacuate and another 6,000 people were warned to be prepared to flee, according to Anthony Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief. —

Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 There was no evidence the driver hit the brakes, the Junaluska fire chief told Asheville ABC affiliate WLOS. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024 The first firefighter on the scene, a deputy fire chief, arrived within three minutes and found an individual who jumped from the second floor to escape smoke in the home, Priest said. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire chief