fire chief

noun

1. the officer in charge of a municipality's fire department or departments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire chief¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The occasional cut to Yul Vazquez as the fire chief spearheading rescue efforts, however, is this movie’s barometer of increasingly bad news.

From Los Angeles Times

Fennessy, who serves as fire chief of the Orange County Fire Authority, has been fighting wildfires for 47 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Riva Duncan, a retired Forest Service fire chief and the vice president of Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, a labor advocacy organization, said staffing is a constant frustration for managers on the ground.

From Salon

Bass later fired Crowley as fire chief, and accused her of failing to provide adequate warning of the potential for a cataclysmic wind event.

From Los Angeles Times

On Friday, Southern California fire chiefs warned that a season of devastating wildfires was likely amid low rainfall and dry conditions.

From Los Angeles Times