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Meanings of fire brigade in English

A private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires.

Organisation with trained personnel for dealing with fires and other incidents and for co-operating in their prevention.

Synonyms
Examples for "fire service"
Examples for "fire service"
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Mr Jones said the fire service had made progress addressing the problems.
Radio NZ
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She works full-time in the fire service and she works shift work.
Radio NZ
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The fire service said 200 firefighters were at the scene in Smethwick.
BBC
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The Spanish fire service could not confirm that the dead were children.
Reuters
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The fire service is hoping to reach 60 percent containment by tonight.
Radio NZ
Usage of fire brigade in English
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Several units of the fire brigade eventually brought the fire under control.
The Irish Times
2
Three units of Dublin fire brigade quickly brought the blaze under control.
The Irish Times
3
At least two units of the local fire brigade attended the scene.
The Irish Times
4
Grant Burdett is the fire chief at the Cheviot volunteer fire brigade.
Radio NZ
5
The fire brigade arrived to rescue him and I took a shot.
The Irish Times
6
The first attempt at organizing a fire brigade, was made by R.C.
Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul / A Collection of Arti...
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Gardai and two ambulances from the fire brigade were at the scene.
The Irish Times
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Police then responded swiftly, together with the fire brigade and medical emergency services.
The South African
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Army, police and fire brigade personnel were helping in rescue efforts.
Reuters
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We were burning for a week, I think the fire brigade was called.
The Irish Times
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The fire was brought under control by the local fire brigade.
The Irish Times
12
Dublin Corporation recruits to the fire brigade service every four years.
The Irish Times
13
The horses remind me of the fire brigade horses in Moscow.
Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
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Eight fire brigade units - took almost four hours to control the blaze.
The Irish Times
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The police, fire brigade and ambulance arrived, one female witness told LCI television.
Reuters
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Nearly all the calls were alcohol-related a fire brigade spokeswoman said.
The Irish Times