Term Gallery logo

Meanings of fire service in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "fire brigade"
Examples for "fire brigade"
1
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
Usage of fire service in English
1
Mr Jones said the fire service had made progress addressing the problems.
Radio NZ
2
She works full-time in the fire service and she works shift work.
Radio NZ
3
The fire service said 200 firefighters were at the scene in Smethwick.
BBC
4
The Spanish fire service could not confirm that the dead were children.
Reuters
5
The fire service is hoping to reach 60 percent containment by tonight.
Radio NZ
6
The volunteer fire service has a strong tradition in the United States.
The Guardian
7
The fire was out by the time the fire service turned up.
Radio NZ
8
Golden Promise Ministries has its own fire service, ambulance, and police force.
The Apocalypse Codex
9
Residents were readied to evacuate by the fire service, but none were.
Radio NZ
10
The fire service is expected to remain at the site for several days.
BBC
11
No police or fire service calls to the house or about the family.
The perfect woman
12
Civil defence volunteers and fire service workers did a brilliant job, he said.
Radio NZ
13
They train with the ambulance and fire service before being sent to sea.
The Irish Times
14
But she said: This was just a token gesture to the fire service.
The Guardian
15
The local fire service later said a third person had died.
Reuters
16
The fire service said 150 firefighters attended the scene in Smethwick.
BBC