fire department

Example Sentences

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GEO Group is currently fighting the City of Newark over the municipality’s right to require a certificate of occupancy and regular fire department inspections of the massive congregant care site.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

One person died, nine employees remained unaccounted for and nine others were injured following the incident at its unit Nippon Dynawave Packaging, according to the local fire department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The captain of the regional fire department, Álvaro Farfán, said emergency workers were still working to retrieve the miners' bodies.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Francisco Arboleda, head of the Popayan fire department, said some of the spectators rushed to hospital were in serious condition.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It took the fire department an hour to extinguish the flames.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey