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Noun: fire brigade  fI(-u)r bri'geyd
  1. A private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
    "The volunteer fire brigade held a fundraiser for new equipment";
    - fire company
     
  2. British name for a fire department
    "The fire brigade arrived quickly to extinguish the blaze"

Derived forms: fire brigades

Type of: fire department, org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization

Encyclopedia: Fire brigade