fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

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Yes there was, and an East Bay fire chief is not happy Oakland fire spokesperson Michael Hunt said about 200 firefighters battled the blaze, and Cal Fire sent in aircraft to drop fire retardant on the area. Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024 An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S. Forest Service policy that prohibits contractors from providing flight supervision over federal lands, according to Southern California fire chiefs. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Trump was wounded in the ear, a former Pennsylvania fire chief was killed and two other attendees were injured when Crooks opened fire with an AR-style rifle shortly after Trump began speaking. Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 July 2024 Context: Denver police chief Ron Thomas and fire chief Desmond Fulton both back the measure. Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire chief 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire chief was in 1847

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“Fire chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20chief. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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