fire brigade

Example Sentences

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Neighbours called the fire brigade after seeing the car burning.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Mohammed El-Erian uses the analogy of a fire brigade that has run out of water.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

"Everybody just wanted to be firemen because we were brought up with it all the time... everything was involved around the fire brigade."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The fire brigade had to be called overnight after a burst pipe in the Louvre's Denon wing, which houses some of the museum's most valuable exhibits including the Mona Lisa, according to a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Two huge washbasins had been slung across the brachy’s back, and the fire brigade went to work filling up buckets and rushing around with them.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older