fire station
noun
: a building housing fire apparatus and usually firefighters
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Seligman also said city planners reasonably rejected proposals to close all six road-level railroad crossings near the stadium site because one closure would block access to a fire station and others would impede access to local businesses. 
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian military intelligence alleged Saturday that Russian troops were shelling the plant from a village just kilometers away, damaging a plant pumping station and a fire station. Susie Blann, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian military intelligence alleged Saturday that Russian troops were shelling the plant from a village just kilometers away, damaging a plant pumping station and a fire station. Susie Blann, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022 Traffic will be maintained in both directions via cones and flaggers Access to the fire station and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s green line station will be maintained at all times throughout construction. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Active members of the fire department receive general alarms on their phones and pagers, and once a qualified crew arrives at the fire station, the response effort begins. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 In an emergency, an extremely loud horn was sounded at the fire station to summon additional volunteers who were scattered throughout the city. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Refreshments will be served at the fire station after the cemetery program. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 May 2022 After the vehicle parked at a fire station the occupants got out and ran over to Oden for help, the statement said. Sharif Paget And Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 14 May 2022 See More
Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian military intelligence alleged Saturday that Russian troops were shelling the plant from a village just kilometers away, damaging a plant pumping station and a fire station. Susie Blann, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian military intelligence alleged Saturday that Russian troops were shelling the plant from a village just kilometers away, damaging a plant pumping station and a fire station. Susie Blann, ajc, 13 Aug. 2022 Traffic will be maintained in both directions via cones and flaggers Access to the fire station and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s green line station will be maintained at all times throughout construction. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 Active members of the fire department receive general alarms on their phones and pagers, and once a qualified crew arrives at the fire station, the response effort begins. Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 July 2022 In an emergency, an extremely loud horn was sounded at the fire station to summon additional volunteers who were scattered throughout the city. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Refreshments will be served at the fire station after the cemetery program. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 May 2022 After the vehicle parked at a fire station the occupants got out and ran over to Oden for help, the statement said. Sharif Paget And Susannah Cullinane, CNN, 14 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
fire station
noun
: a building housing fire engines and usually firefighters