fire department

fire·de·part·ment

noun

An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well, such as first aid and search and rescue.

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Meanings

nounfire department (plural fire departments)

plural fire departments

  1. USfirefightingAn organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well, such as first aid and search and rescue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fire brigade

Translations

Afrikaans brandweer
  • brandweerfire department
Basque suhiltzaileak
  • suhiltzaileakfire department
Catalan cos de bombers, bombers
  • cos de bombersfire department
  • bombersfire department
Chinese Mandarin 消防隊 /消防队
  • 消防隊 /消防队 (xiāofángduì)fire department
Danish brandvæsen
  • brandvæsenfire department
Dutch brandweer
  • brandweerfire department
Finnish palokunta, palolaitos
  • palokuntafire department
  • palolaitosfire department
French corps des sapeurs-pompiers, sapeurs-pompiers
  • corps des sapeurs-pompiersfire department
  • sapeurs-pompiersfire department
  • service d'incendiefire department
  • pompiersfire department
German Feuerwehr
  • Feuerwehrfire department
Greek πυροσβεστική, πυροσβεστικό σώμα
  • πυροσβεστική (pyrosvestikí)fire department
  • πυροσβεστικό σώμα (pyrosvestikó sóma)fire department
Hebrew מכבי אש
  • מכבי אש (mekhabei esh)fire department
Hindi दमकल दस्ता, दमकल
  • दमकल दस्ता (damkal dastā)fire department
  • दमकल (damkal)fire department
Icelandic slökkvilið
  • slökkviliðfire department
Indonesian dinas pemadam kebakaran
  • dinas pemadam kebakaranfire department
Italian corpo dei vigili del fuoco, vigili del fuoco
  • corpo dei vigili del fuocofire department
  • vigili del fuocofire department
  • corpo dei pompierifire department
  • pompierifire department
Japanese 消防署
  • 消防署 (shōbōsho)fire department
Korean 소방서
  • 소방서 (sobangseo)fire department
Norwegian Bokmål brannvesen
  • brannvesenfire department
Polish straż pożarna
  • straż pożarnafire department
Portuguese corpo de bombeiros, bombeiros
  • corpo de bombeirosfire department
  • bombeirosfire department
Russian пожа́рная кома́нда, пожа́рные
  • пожа́рная кома́нда (požárnaja kománda)fire department
  • пожа́рные (požárnyje)fire department
Spanish cuerpo de bomberos, brigada de bomberos
  • cuerpo de bomberosfire department
  • brigada de bomberosfire department
  • bomberosfire department
Swahili zimamoto
  • zimamotofire department
Swedish brandkår, räddningskår
  • brandkårfire department
  • räddningskårfire department
  • brandförsvarfire department
Turkish itfaiye
  • itfaiyefire department
Cite this entry
APA

fire department. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20department

MLA

“fire department.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20department. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire department,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20department.

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