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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The first call for the fire department was to Family Dollar, at 8635 N 300 W, where three people were trapped inside.
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Police are currently investigating the incident, per the fire department.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Placing Ben-Gvir in charge of the police and prison services was akin to appointing an arsonist to run the fire department—which, incidentally, also falls under his authority.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Starbase has its own emergency plan … The fire department for Brownsville was dispatched to respond to the accident on Friday, said the city’s fire chief, Jarrett Sheldon.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Police are currently investigating the incident, per the fire department.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Placing Ben-Gvir in charge of the police and prison services was akin to appointing an arsonist to run the fire department—which, incidentally, also falls under his authority.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Starbase has its own emergency plan … The fire department for Brownsville was dispatched to respond to the accident on Friday, said the city’s fire chief, Jarrett Sheldon.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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