Meanings
nounfire chief (plural fire chiefs)
plural fire chiefs · alternative firechief
- A leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires.
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old volunteer fire chief, dove onto family members when the shots rang out.
2024 July 15, Mike Wendling, “Corey Comperatore: Volunteer firefighter killed at Trump rally dived to protect family”, in BBC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2025Synonyms: fire marshal, fireward
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires.
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Translations
Finnish palopäällikkö
- palopäällikköleader of a fire department
German Brandmeister, Brandmeisterin
- Brandmeisterleader of a fire department
- Brandmeisterinleader of a fire department
- Feuerwehrchefleader of a fire department
- Feuerwehrchefinleader of a fire department
- Feuerwehrhauptmannleader of a fire department
- Feuerwehrhauptfrauleader of a fire department
- Kreisbrandmeisterleader of a fire department
- Kreisbrandmeisterinleader of a fire department
- Stadtbrandmeisterleader of a fire department
- Stadtbrandmeisterinleader of a fire department
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APA
fire chief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20chief
MLA
“fire chief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20chief. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire chief,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20chief.
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