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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The mayor and the council plan to take a second look at firefighter staffing after the Nov. 3 election, when voters take up a sales tax increase to pay for fire department operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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

Minutes later, as my entire family stood on the sidewalk across the street, the fire department and paramedics showed up while flames shot through our roof.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi