fire company

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪˌə(ɹ)kʌmpəni/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

fire company (plural fire companies)

1. (firefighting, US) An organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires.
2. (firefighting, US) A single emergency response unit and its personnel within a fire department

Hyponyms

• (a single fire-fighting unit): engine company, ladder company

Translations

an organization whose purpose is to extinguish fires

• Norwegian: brannvesen n

an emergency response unit within a fire department

See also

• fire brigade
• fire department
• firehouse, fire station