fire department

Example Sentences

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The investigation and recovery efforts continue, the fire department said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The emergency started Thursday, when the fire department responded to a vapor leak from a 34,000-gallon tank at a Garden Grove, Calif., plant belonging to GKN Aerospace, a British maker of jet parts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Heidi Oliva, a spokesperson for the county fire department, did not respond to questions about this inaccuracy in the report.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"If it had hit the sides of the building, it could have struck an occupied apartment," a fire department officer told the G1 news website.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Below me, the fire department stood staring in horror at their dry-rotted nets that had been torn to shreds.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin