fire department
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪər dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
- US
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cuerpo de bomberos
- If there is a fire, you should always call the fire department for help.
- local fire department
- police and fire departments
- fire departments and hospitals
And he transfers me to the fire department.
- And he transfers me to the fire department.
- Also, what was that story about the was it the Boston Fire Department?
- And I started riding rescue with Miami Metro Police and fire Department.
- They, they've created in the New York City Fire Department, they've created a new signal for like an ultra high rise.
- He became the San Jose Fire Department liaison and program director for automatic external defibrillators.
- That nigga, the Fire Chief hold them Fire department full of real niggas.
- You know, military police, fire department, arson squad.
- I mean fire, explosions, tears, the fire department being called all my favorite things.
- And then in Charleston fire department, we didn't back out of fires.
- They run all the public schools, fire departments, police departments, most of the parks.
- It's not to create equity in the fire department.
Examples
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- Hey, you need to get the fire department and an ambulance down here right now.
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In January, the fire department responded to 53,580 calls for services.
Academic text (2016) -
The New York City Fire Department is on its way.
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It's best to wait for the fire department!
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The fire department will be here soon.
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"One of the guys from the fire department told me they think she started the fire herself."
Fiction book (1998) -
"We have to call the fire department before the gasoline catches," she said dully.
Fiction book (1990) -
Call the fire department.
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The form must be submitted to the LEPC, SERC, and the local fire department.
Academic text (2001) -
The local fire department responded quickly to the house fire.
Synonyms
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A team of people who put out flames and help in emergencies
A team of firefighters and staff who work at a fire station
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a public service organization responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires' is directly and straightforwardly derived from combining 'fire' (the phenomenon of burning) with 'department' (an organizational unit). This noun+noun institutional composition is common cross-linguistically and follows transparent English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Fire department is a simple, literal name. It names the department, the team in a town or city, that deals with fire, so it means 'the public group that puts out and prevents fires'.