fire chief
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire chief
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Lansing fire chief Carrie Edwards-Clemons recalled Americans treating one another with “respect, compassion, and love that carried us through the days after 9/11.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Right now, it’s, do you believe my fire chief or do you believe the conservancy?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was described by Croatia's fire chief Slavko Tucakovic as "one of the worst" blazes in the country's history and saw around 1,200 residents and tourists evacuated.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Croatian firefighters were tackling "one of the worst" wildfires in the country's history, fire chief Slavko Tucakovic said, as flames engulfed homes and injured 19 people on the coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“The plan was to get water into unit 3 by any means necessary,” deputy fire chief Yukio Takayama later recounted.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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