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Meanings of fire company in English

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

Usage of fire company in English
1
Men rushed to the fire company's quarters and dragged the engine forth.
The Girl and Her Religion
2
The fire company's going, and people are all leaving now, anyway.
Undertow
3
He established the first fire company in Philadelphia, which was also the first in America.
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...
4
Angels are as fond of that as a fire company; look at the old masters.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
5
I joined a volunteer fire company as soon as I was old enough, in 1993.
The Guardian
6
Now, Wilson's Bar did not boast a fire company.
The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems
7
The women were willing to continue to support the fire company if their independence was recognized.
The new yorker
8
Yeah, because James's fire company was too good.
Roast mortem
9
The police and the fire company were out.
One for the money
10
Obviously, the fire company was another matter.
Roast mortem
11
And soon this fire company was known as the White Goat Company, with Billy as its mascot.
Billy Whiskers: The Autobiography of a Goat
12
On our way, we overtook a fire company, and I implored them to 'hurry up their machine.'
A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. B...
13
The town and county storm night-watch, as well as the fire company, had been gathered together for hours.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
14
They told her the fire company was only out for show, and to celebrate the Fourth of July.
The Peterkin papers
15
As for a fire company, there isn't one closer than Danbury, which is all of ten miles away.
The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players
16
But, speaking of cold, you ought to hear about the great fire company that was organized at the Academy.
The Dozen from Lakerim