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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Groton police, fire department and ambulance responded to the scene at Meridian Street at 3:17 a.m. and it was determined a single shot was fired.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The effort to assess the fire department’s needs was the subject of a lengthy debate on the council floor this week.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters saved a woman and man from the San Juan Creek in San Juan Capistrano, California after receiving reports at 1:42 a.m. that they were trapped in the water, holding onto trees and bushes, the fire department shared in a social media statement.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Construction work was reportedly taking place on the building's 12th floor, and the blast is thought to have caused damage from the ninth floor upwards, per Sky News, citing the fire department.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The effort to assess the fire department’s needs was the subject of a lengthy debate on the council floor this week.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters saved a woman and man from the San Juan Creek in San Juan Capistrano, California after receiving reports at 1:42 a.m. that they were trapped in the water, holding onto trees and bushes, the fire department shared in a social media statement.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Construction work was reportedly taking place on the building's 12th floor, and the blast is thought to have caused damage from the ninth floor upwards, per Sky News, citing the fire department.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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