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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With its closure, the city will be down to just two fire departments, the Torrington Fire Department and the Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
The fire spread to a second Cybertruck before firefighters arrived, said Michael Hopkins, a fire department spokesman.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
The fire department said the diesel fuel poured out of the 18-wheeler involved in the crash had been contained.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Multiple volunteer fire departments are working to battle the blazes in Gray County, east of Amarillo, on Friday.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
The fire spread to a second Cybertruck before firefighters arrived, said Michael Hopkins, a fire department spokesman.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
The fire department said the diesel fuel poured out of the 18-wheeler involved in the crash had been contained.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Multiple volunteer fire departments are working to battle the blazes in Gray County, east of Amarillo, on Friday.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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