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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Another monitor will go on the roof of the city’s fire department, located on Imperial Beach Boulevard near 9th Street.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Additionally, the Jordans said the fire department had not followed proper procedure for approval by the council for the billing.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Additionally, the Jordans said the fire department had not followed proper procedure for approval by the council for the billing.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for fire department
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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