fire department

Example Sentences

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The captain of the regional fire department, Álvaro Farfán, said emergency workers were still working to retrieve the miners' bodies.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Malik, meanwhile, does not support the ballot measure for fire department funding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

For decades, St. Michael’s had its own fire department and ambulance department, staffed largely by student volunteers and serving nearby towns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The fire department received 674 calls for assistance from Wednesday through the early hours of Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Kaitlin needs paramedics or the fire department or people more skilled than we are if she’s going to get through this.”

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau