fire chief

English

Alternative forms

• firechief

Noun

fire chief (plural fire chiefs)

1. A leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires.

Synonyms

• fire marshal
• (obsolete) fireward

Translations

leader of a fire department

• Finnish: palopäällikkö
• German: Brandmeister (de) m, Brandmeisterin f, Feuerwehrchef m, Feuerwehrchefin f, Feuerwehrhauptmann f, Feuerwehrhauptfrau f, Kreisbrandmeister m (district), Kreisbrandmeisterin f (district), Stadtbrandmeister m (municipal), Stadtbrandmeisterin f (municipal)
• Northern Sami: buollinhoavda

See also

• fire inspector