fire company
Americannoun
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a company of firefighters.
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a fire-insurance company.
noun
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an insurance company selling policies relating to fire risk
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an organized body of firemen
Etymology
Origin of fire company
An Americanism dating back to 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Even in my fire company, where we are dedicated to preventing loss of life, skulls are on practically every T-shirt, bumper sticker, and key chain.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Of all the civic associations he described, the volunteer fire company is the most emblematic of the nation’s spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
But Lineage has contracted a private fire company to continue flowing water into smoldering areas of the rubble when needed as crews work to remove the debris, according to the mayor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Since Benjamin Franklin organized the emerging nation’s first unpaid fire company in Philadelphia in 1736, volunteering has been as definitively American as Girl Scout cookies, blood donation and school bake sales.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
“Greg got us the fire company in Jackson,” Marie says.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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