(also fire service) (both BrE) (AmE fire department) noun
[C+sing./pl.v.] an organization of people who are trained and employed to put out fires and to rescue people from fires; the people who belong to this organization:
to call out the fire brigade * The fire brigade were superb and quickly got everyone out.
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