firehouse
Americannoun
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firehouses
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of firehouse
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Retired New York firefighter John Fila said his firehouse lost 15 members on 9/11.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Popular around my firehouse is a line directly cribbed from its military origins: “Death smiles at everyone. Firefighters smile back.”
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The developer agreed to spend another $5 million so the city can have a second firehouse and to make other community payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
He joked about feeling “safe” because there is a tiny county firehouse half a block away, “but the fire was even closer!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
At the firehouse on Grinnell Street, Fire Station No. 3, the doors were wide open.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
Many volunteers work at professional firehouses, and there are nearly 19,000 all-volunteer fire departments across America, according to the National Volunteer Fire Council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He’ll be painting the 24-by-30-foot work throughout the run of the fair with the intention of auctioning the work or gifting pieces of it to firehouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025
In 2000, Florida became one of the first states to allow babies to be anonymously surrendered for adoption at hospitals and firehouses.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, three vending machines were placed outside firehouses across the district.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
By the time Attorney General MacVeagh walked over to the Elberon Hotel and made the official statement to the press, bells were already tolling in city halls, courthouses, churches, and firehouses.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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