fire brigade

Example Sentences

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The fire brigade, for example, "were really most proficient in the city at that time".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"Everybody just wanted to be firemen because we were brought up with it all the time... everything was involved around the fire brigade."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The family's firefighting history goes back to the 19th century, when volunteers started a fire brigade in Newry.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The fire brigade had to be called overnight after a burst pipe in the Louvre's Denon wing, which houses some of the museum's most valuable exhibits including the Mona Lisa, according to a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Two huge washbasins had been slung across the brachy’s back, and the fire brigade went to work filling up buckets and rushing around with them.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older