fire department

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

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

Leal wants answers about everything from potential health hazards and impacts on the local water supply to whether the fire department is equipped to handle a large-scale electrical blaze.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The fire department suspected arson; police theorized that whoever set the fire had wanted to destroy the secrets still embedded within.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson