fire station

noun

Definition of fire station

: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters

Examples of fire station in a Sentence

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The top recorded speed here was 37 mph at a fire station, Demings said. Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian: Three die preparing for storm, Orange County officials say," 4 Sep. 2019 In addition, the department will welcome a new fire engine designed specifically to fight wildfires with a christening and outreach event from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 7 at the fire station at 285 Agate St. Daily Pilot, "Laguna Beach calls on a third herd of goats to eat up dry brush," 28 Aug. 2019 Initially, the plan was to place the body in an auxiliary ambulance at the fire station, but that unit was out and the equipment bay was empty. Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, "Bellingham sued by brother of dead man whose corpse was used for medical training by fire department," 17 July 2019 In Baton Rouge, where severe flooding caused billions of dollars in damage three years ago, Kaci Douglas and her 15-year-old son, Juan Causey, were among dozens filling sandbags at a fire station. Janet Mcconnaughey, chicagotribune.com, "Tropical Storm Barry begins bashing Louisiana, threatening disastrous flooding," 12 July 2019 A few miles away, Kaci Douglas and her 15-year-old son, Juan Causey, were among dozens of people filling sand bags at a fire station. Washington Post, "Memories of 2016 flood haunt Baton Rouge ahead of Barry," 12 July 2019 Activities at the fire station will include bounce houses, dunking booth, petting zoo and a trackless train. Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Katy VFW celebrates Fourth of July with auctions, lunch," 2 July 2019 Police have not said what exactly transpired, but shortly after, Amy took off in her car with Jeremy chasing her through an elementary school parking lot and then to the fire station. Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, "Ga. Man Allegedly Shoots Wife in Front of Their 2 Kids as She Fled to Fire Station for Help," 19 Aug. 2019 One corner of the building is the former recording studio of Blink-182, which — for some odd reason — is equipped with a fire station pole for quickly exiting a sleeping loft above. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Once a broke surfer, this San Diego entrepreneur built dream life on an $800 investment," 16 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of fire station

1877, in the meaning defined above

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fire station

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English Language Learners Definition of fire station

: a building in which the members of a fire department and the equipment used to put out fires are located

fire station

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Kids Definition of fire station

: a building housing fire engines and usually firefighters