fire department

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

In the Tacoma area, Curtis has passed his initial firefighting exam and is currently interviewing with area fire departments.

From The Wall Street Journal

The police and fire departments quickly arrived at the scene of the blast in Buitenveldert district in the south of Amsterdam, the statement said.

From Barron's

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

“Ice brought the lines too close to the trees. We’re keeping an eye on it, since the fire department is too busy to answer the phone.”

From Literature