fire brigade
noun
: a body of firefighters: such as
a
: a usually private or temporary firefighting organization
b
British
: fire department
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Emergency responders included the Catalan police, Salou local police and the fire brigade, according to The Times.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 31 July 2025
One person survived the fall, according to Italy’s fire brigade, but was severely injured and air-lifted to a hospital in Naples.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The cause of the fire was not yet known, the fire brigade said.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The crews fought flames located in part of the building’s roof, the fire brigade said in a statement, with two of the brigade’s 32-meter (nearly 105 foot) ladders being used.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 31 July 2025
One person survived the fall, according to Italy’s fire brigade, but was severely injured and air-lifted to a hospital in Naples.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The cause of the fire was not yet known, the fire brigade said.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
The crews fought flames located in part of the building’s roof, the fire brigade said in a statement, with two of the brigade’s 32-meter (nearly 105 foot) ladders being used.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Fire brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20brigade. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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