fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Encinitas provided the fire chief, Rancho Santa Fe contributed battalion chief coverage. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025 Tyler Franks, assistant fire chief for Lincoln Fire Department, on Tuesday said the department had several rescue trucks and engines out during the evening with 12 firefighters on duty. Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025 Beck, who runs a landscaping company, works for free as fire chief. Frank Langfitt, NPR, 5 May 2025 Multiple people were taken to a local hospital to be treated for various injuries, Jorge Sanchez, deputy fire chief with the Encinitas Fire Department, told KSWB. Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire chief

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire chief was in 1847

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“Fire chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20chief. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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