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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The Mayor's Crisis Response Team responded to the scene of the crash on Wednesday, according to the fire department.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 June 2025
The search eventually grew to include marine units and drones from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, and staff from multiple fire departments and Eglin Air Force Base.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
These reactions are like fighting the fire department when your house is on fire.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Emergency services were called to Lehrte station in north-central Germany on Friday evening following reports that a passenger was trapped, the local fire department said in a statement published Saturday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 June 2025
The search eventually grew to include marine units and drones from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, and staff from multiple fire departments and Eglin Air Force Base.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
These reactions are like fighting the fire department when your house is on fire.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Emergency services were called to Lehrte station in north-central Germany on Friday evening following reports that a passenger was trapped, the local fire department said in a statement published Saturday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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