fire department

Example Sentences

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Officers then requested the fire department for help.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

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

Francisco Arboleda, head of the Popayan fire department, said some of the spectators rushed to hospital were in serious condition.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“We can’t just be building the housing if we don’t have the fire department resources or the road capacity to handle it,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They didn’t even bother to call the fire department.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz