fire chief
noun /ˈfaɪə tʃiːf/
/ˈfaɪər tʃiːf/
- a person who is in charge of a group of firefighters (= people whose job is to put out fires)
- advanced training for fire chiefs on how to manage their teams on-site
- (North American English) a person who is in charge of a fire department (= the organization of people whose job is to put out fires)
- The town's fire chief and mayor activated the emergency evacuation sirens at 8 a.m.