fire department

Example Sentences

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"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

“We can’t just be building the housing if we don’t have the fire department resources or the road capacity to handle it,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Malik, meanwhile, does not support the ballot measure for fire department funding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The police, ambulance, fire department, cyclone-warning system and, of course, Zoël Manguillier, the guy to call when the groom drops his wedding ring in the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

We often forget that the software industry started out like a bad fire department.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman