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 company has also pledged to pay for any training or certifications required to train the local fire department on how to address fires at its facility.
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Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Agreements have meant interagency cooperation and calling upon of resources belonging to state and federal agencies by local fire departments.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The fire department also did 199 building inspections, and the city has seen eight adult deaths from fires.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Colleyville firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home in the 4700 block of Bill Simons Drive on Saturday night, the fire department said in a news release on Tuesday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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Sofi Zeman
may 2, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Agreements have meant interagency cooperation and calling upon of resources belonging to state and federal agencies by local fire departments.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The fire department also did 199 building inspections, and the city has seen eight adult deaths from fires.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Colleyville firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a home in the 4700 block of Bill Simons Drive on Saturday night, the fire department said in a news release on Tuesday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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