fire brigade
noun /ˈfaɪə brɪɡeɪd/
/ˈfaɪər brɪɡeɪd/
(also fire service)
(both British English) (North American English fire department, fire company)
[countable + singular or plural verb]- 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 there in minutes.
- The fire brigade have put out a blaze in a local post office.