fire brigade

American  

noun

1. a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.

2. a small fire department privately employed by an institution.

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fire brigade British  

noun

1. an organized body of firefighters

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Etymology

Origin of fire brigade

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The fire brigade had to be called overnight after a burst pipe in the Louvre's Denon wing, which houses some of the museum's most valuable exhibits including the Mona Lisa, according to a statement.

From Barron's

Specialised divers from the fire brigade assisted residents on inflatable boats, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's

He alerted the police and the fire brigade and said that rescue teams arrived at the site shortly after.

From BBC

Faisal said that it took a long time for the fire brigade to arrive, "while the ambulances, which weren't even needed at that moment - had already reached".

From BBC

"At that point I called the fire brigade," she remembers.

From BBC