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fire brigade

NOUN
engine company
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The fire brigade saved "not just our home but our business premises too", said Manu Goncalves, doling out portions of roast chicken alongside his neighbours' courgettes with his son Theo and niece Manon.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

He said "pretty much all our indicators are in a critical state", including calls to emergency medical services, calls to the fire brigade, ER admissions, and deaths, he told local TV.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It was only after the fire brigade had attended in the early hours of the morning that the "realisation of what happened really hit me", she added.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

No puddles gleam in the gravel, no fire brigade swarms out front.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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