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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Aside from the three fatalities, four people were hospitalized including two men, both 35, who were in critical condition, and two other men, 37 and 38, who sustained minor injuries, according to the fire department.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Cuts to police and fire The fire department suggested cuts of about $500,000 and police found about $1 million to slash, primarily from not funding or hiring for vacant positions.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire department said that there were no injuries and no interruptions to plant operations.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire department later stated that the driver of the manure spreader was taken to the hospital.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Cuts to police and fire The fire department suggested cuts of about $500,000 and police found about $1 million to slash, primarily from not funding or hiring for vacant positions.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire department said that there were no injuries and no interruptions to plant operations.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The fire department later stated that the driver of the manure spreader was taken to the hospital.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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