fire station

noun

1. a building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed; firehouse.

fire station

noun

1. a building where firefighting vehicles and equipment are stationed and where firefighters on duty wait Also called (US)firehousestation house

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire station¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

By midnight, a crowd of hundreds gathered by the police and fire stations, waiting for Ed and the children to return.

From Vox

Public spaces from fire stations to beaches, from bars to hotels were segregated.

From Time

In addition to overseeing a large-scale project to rebuild campgrounds and roads, she was responsible for reforestation, watershed repair, invasive species monitoring, building a new fire station, and preparing for inevitable future fires.

From MIT Technology Review

For instance, the City of Worcester had them in all the fire stations.

From FiveThirtyEight

“This could mean building apartments on top of new libraries and fire stations,” Gloria said.

From Voice of San Diego

They were across the street from a fire station, close enough for his daughter to yell for help.

From The Daily Beast

“Think about a fire truck at the local fire station in your neighborhood,” Thompson told the magazine.

From The Daily Beast

We locked the gate behind us, opening it only to use the bathroom in the Dickensian Fire Station across the street.

From The Daily Beast

This was barely accomplished when the hurried cab was heard to pull up at the neighbouring fire-station.

From Project Gutenberg

He knew that the first who should convey the alarm of fire to a fire-station would receive a shilling for his exertions.

From Project Gutenberg

Several exciting escapes were witnessed in the Market Square, and shells fell thickly in the vicinity of the fire station.

From Project Gutenberg

It was an old fire station before they put the new one on Goat Mountain.

From Project Gutenberg

Britt and his people took blankets from the fire station, and established makeshift camps down in the fringe of the trees.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• police headquarters
• police station