fire company

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun[edit]

fire company (plural fire companies)

(firefighting, US) An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
(firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department

Hyponyms[edit]

(a single fire-fighting unit): engine company, ladder company

Translations[edit]

an organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires

Norwegian: brannvesen n

an emergency response unit within a fire department

See also[edit]

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