fire department

Example Sentences

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Tom and Eleni then sprayed the fire with garden hoses to prevent the blaze from spreading to the home until the fire department arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

At the time, the girl was in stable condition with minor injuries, according to officials from the fire department.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

One early party he planned—a Halloween rave at a defunct plastics plant that was a registered toxic-waste site—was shut down by the fire department after it deemed the place unsafe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He led the Paris fire department; he led the French army stationed in Paris.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day