fire truck
AmericanEtymology
Origin of fire truck
Example Sentences
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In Altadena, if government officials had sent out timely evacuation alerts to west Altadena residents, if fire trucks had swarmed the area earlier, would 18 people have died?
From Los Angeles Times
Weeks later the Hillside Federation appealed the department’s decision, arguing the project was too far down a dead-end road that is too steep and narrow for fire trucks.
From Los Angeles Times
“We tested a fire truck going across it,” Millerick said Sunday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times
The Fire Department continued looking for the woman downstream, sending fire trucks and using a helicopter to try to locate her, according to footage shot by newsgathering outlet OnScene.TV.
From Los Angeles Times
County fire truck was positioned on the west side of Altadena, where nearly all of the deaths took place.
From Los Angeles Times
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