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station house

noun as in headquarters for police or fire

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Firefighters, police officers, and paramedics were called to the blaze at the former station house in Beswick Close, in Rushton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire, at about 22:30 GMT on Friday.

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Her foundation dates back to 2010, when local business owners visited a station house that did not have a washing machine capable of cleaning the toxins from heavy turnout coats.

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The ready reserve engines are supposed to be available for weather emergencies and sometimes to replace broken rigs at station houses.

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In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.

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“I do best when I’m under pressure,” Schneider said at the station house late last month, growing more animated with each word and rapping on a table with his knuckles.

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