fire truck
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Origin of fire truck
Example Sentences
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The driver of a Mini Cooper and a 10-year-old passenger died Friday in Hemet in a collision with a fire truck racing to a blaze in Riverside County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
A fire truck cart lost a tire but still made it to the end of the course.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
I pass a Target where Salmon once had a meltdown over a Paw Patrol fire truck.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Homendy added that the runway safety system ASDE-X, designed to track aircraft and ground vehicles, did not generate an alert before the crash because the fire truck was not equipped with a transponder.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The flashing lights of a police car came into view, then a fire truck, then an ambulance.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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