fire service
noun/ˈfaɪə sɜːvɪs/
/ˈfaɪər sɜːrvɪs/
(also fire brigade (both British English), North American English fire department)
[countable + singular or plural verb]- 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
- The fire service was/were there in minutes.
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