fire brigade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of extinguishing fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.

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call the fire brigade

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