fire brigade

Example Sentences

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Local bin men had stopped to help and tried to coax down the pet, Ms Godwin said, adding "the local fire brigade had been desperate to help but their ladders weren't high enough".

From BBC

A fire brigade sent them life jackets with a drone and lifted them to safety with a crane.

From New York Times

"Waiting until 2050 to decarbonise is a bit like waiting until your house burns before you call the fire brigade… what is needed is political will; IMO needs to either step up or ship out!"

From BBC

"I called my daughter and told her to shut all the windows in the house. At the same time I called the fire brigade."

From BBC

Nineteen survivors swam to shore without serious injury, fire brigade said on Twitter, adding the wreck was found by its divers at a depth of 16 metres.

From Reuters