fire department
noun
1
: an organization for preventing or extinguishing fires
especially
: a government division (as in a municipality) having these duties
2
: the members of a fire department
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Resources from multiple agencies, including the Inyo National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, CAL FIRE, Mammoth Lakes Fire Department, Mono City and Lee Vining Volunteer fire departments have all gone to the scene to help with the firefight.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
An official with the fire department in 2012 confirmed to Rolling Stone that the fire was called in and a woman at the home spoke with the fire department.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Homes in low-income areas are 29% more likely to be destroyed by wildfires due to poor structural conditions like infrequent roof repairs, as well as much further access from emergency services like fire departments that can’t respond in time.
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
Firefighters found multiple cars on fire in a back lot of the property, said Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a spokesperson for the fire department.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
An official with the fire department in 2012 confirmed to Rolling Stone that the fire was called in and a woman at the home spoke with the fire department.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Homes in low-income areas are 29% more likely to be destroyed by wildfires due to poor structural conditions like infrequent roof repairs, as well as much further access from emergency services like fire departments that can’t respond in time.
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
Firefighters found multiple cars on fire in a back lot of the property, said Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a spokesperson for the fire department.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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“Fire department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20department. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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