fire brigade

Example Sentences

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A total of 85 firefighters, 13 helicopters and eight water bombing planes were sent in to contain the wildfire west of Athens on Monday, a fire brigade official said.

From Reuters

Wildfires in wooded hills near Jerusalem were contained on Tuesday, the Israeli fire brigade said, after crews waged a three-day battle joined by Palestinian firefighters and the Israeli Air Force.

From Reuters

A fire brigade official said he understood people who lost their homes were upset, but said firefighters had done all they could.

From Reuters

The fire brigade was bracing for a pick up in winds from Tuesday afternoon which could cause more flare ups on Greece’s second largest island, where fires were burning for an eighth day.

From Reuters

“We have been called out for extreme weather more frequently,” said Mr. Solheid, who has served in the fire brigade for 18 years.

From New York Times