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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He was transferred to an ambulance at the trailhead and on to the hospital in critical condition, the fire department said.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Seven firefighting units were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which started in the afternoon, the fire department said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
According to the fire department, one resident made it out safely, while the other stayed inside to try to extinguish the fire.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the mid-1980s, a bus crashed at predawn into the building, which then was older and decrepit, said Maggiolo, who was taking pictures with the fire department at the time.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026
Seven firefighting units were deployed to extinguish the blaze, which started in the afternoon, the fire department said.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
According to the fire department, one resident made it out safely, while the other stayed inside to try to extinguish the fire.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the mid-1980s, a bus crashed at predawn into the building, which then was older and decrepit, said Maggiolo, who was taking pictures with the fire department at the time.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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