fire engine
noun
: a usually mobile apparatus for directing an extinguishing agent upon fires
especially
: fire truck
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Fire engineers are typically responsible for maintaining fire engines and other equipment, driving fire engines, and connecting hoses to hydrants and other water sources, in addition to standard firefighter duties.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Meanwhile, mutual aid fire engines were arriving from across the region to assist with containment efforts, officials said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
There were reportedly over a dozen police vehicles, a fire engine and an armored vehicle spotted at the scene earlier today as authorities searched the area, per ABC7 Eyewitness News.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
That thought changed when Burris, 23 years old and only a few months into what became a long firefighting career, arrived with the first Contra Costa County fire engine and truck.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Meanwhile, mutual aid fire engines were arriving from across the region to assist with containment efforts, officials said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
There were reportedly over a dozen police vehicles, a fire engine and an armored vehicle spotted at the scene earlier today as authorities searched the area, per ABC7 Eyewitness News.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
That thought changed when Burris, 23 years old and only a few months into what became a long firefighting career, arrived with the first Contra Costa County fire engine and truck.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
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“Fire engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20engine. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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