fire station

noun

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

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Officials said airport operations staff and emergency personnel from a Scottsdale fire station responded to the scene within one minute of the collision. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 Residents were asked to double-check ahead of time which fire stations in unincorporated communities would be providing free bags and/or sand to residents and to remember to bring their own shovels to fill bags. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 California firefighters Rains continue to wet down the state, with more on tap, as a bipartisan group of senators in Sacramento introduces legislation to do away with seasonal staffing and keep CalFire fire stations fully staffed year round. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025 Also on the agenda was review of the preliminary funding options for a $5.28 million bond related to the utilities project and a renovation and maintenance project at the fire station/public services building at 801 Jonathan Carver Parkway. Chuck Rupnow, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fire station 

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire station was in 1877

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“Fire station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20station. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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fire station

noun
: a building housing fire trucks and usually firefighters

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