fire brigade

noun

: a body of firefighters: such as
a
: a usually private or temporary firefighting organization
b
British : fire department

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Hundreds of trees fell, and many homes suffered roof damage, and 10,000 cars were damaged due to a hailstorm and falling trees after the tornado passed, the fire brigade said. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 There, a group of 200 Malian refugees runs a volunteer fire brigade, using traditional methods to suppress hazardous bushfires that threaten livestock and livelihoods. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026 The service proved vital, said David Hertz, a Malibu resident and captain of his community’s fire brigade, especially when some areas received little-to-no warning about the Eaton and Palisades fires that killed 31 people. — ABC News, 22 June 2026 In Mount Kisco, New York, they are used — still — to call for members of the town’s volunteer fire brigade. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire brigade

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire brigade was in 1832

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