fire department

Example Sentences

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The police, ambulance, fire department, cyclone-warning system and, of course, Zoël Manguillier, the guy to call when the groom drops his wedding ring in the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Twenty-nine people were in the four-story building, which also housed apartments and a cosmetic clinic, at the time of the early morning collapse, according to the Minas Gerais state fire department.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Aside from the three fatalities, four people were hospitalized including two men, both 35, who were in critical condition, and two other men, 37 and 38, who sustained minor injuries, according to the fire department.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Some mention was made of the understaffed fire department, aged equipment, the need for fireboats to patrol the river, and the fact that hydrants were placed far apart.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy