fire department

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

More than 200 people live in the block, and 80 flats were evacuated by the fire department, the police said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

I pay for a private fire department, and we have built-in retardant sprayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

GEO Group is currently fighting the City of Newark over the municipality’s right to require a certificate of occupancy and regular fire department inspections of the massive congregant care site.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The mayor and the council plan to take a second look at firefighter staffing after the Nov. 3 election, when voters take up a sales tax increase to pay for fire department operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Not with the fire department, which would know right away it was arson and dismiss it as another case of pyromania in a neighborhood crawling with firebugs.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez