Definition of Fire chief

1. Noun. The head of a fire department.

Exact synonyms: Fire Marshal
Generic synonyms: Fire Fighter, Fire-eater, Firefighter, Fireman

Definition of Fire chief

1. Noun. A leader of a fire station; an officer in charge of firemen and fighting fires ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Chief

fire blights
fire block
fire boss
fire bosses
fire box
fire break
fire breaks
fire breathing
fire brick
fire bricks
fire brigade
fire brigades
fire bush
fire chief
fire chiefs
fire clay
fire code
fire companies
fire company
fire control
fire control radar
fire control system
fire crotch
fire cupping
fire dancer
fire department
fire departments
fire dog

Literary usage of Fire chief

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Modern Municipal Charters and the Organization of Cities on by William Kent Clute (1920)
"The City Manager shall have the exclusive right to suspend the Chief of Police and fire chief for incompetence, neglect of duty, immorality, drunkenness, ..."

2. Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (1907)
"I managed to pass the guard, as I was concerned in the Star Theatre, and inside saw the fire chief of that section—the Thirteenth Street. ..."

3. Societies of the Plains Indians by Clark Wissler (1916)
"When the staff reaches the first fire chief on the left, ... The leader then calls on other preachers to talk, and then asks the fire chief ..."

4. The Horseless Age (1909)
"... long as the gasoline holds out and nothing goes wrong. The propelling power is furnished by a four cylinder, 90 horse power motor. Milwaukee fire chief ..."

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