fire department

Example Sentences

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In March, the Daytona Beach city auditor’s report on the fire department cited weak p-card supervision and expenses that didn’t clearly fit “core operational needs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

GEO Group is currently fighting the City of Newark over the municipality’s right to require a certificate of occupancy and regular fire department inspections of the massive congregant care site.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The spread of the fire was helped by high winds on Monday morning that eased later in the day, a fire department spokesperson said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"If it had hit the sides of the building, it could have struck an occupied apartment," a fire department officer told the G1 news website.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Someone yelled that they had called the fire department in Welch.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam