fire department
noun/ˈfaɪə dɪpɑːtmənt/
/ˈfaɪər dɪpɑːrtmənt/
(also fire company)
(both North American English) (British English fire brigade, fire service)
- an organization of people who are trained and employed to put out fires and to rescue people from fires; the people who belong to this organization
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