Fire Department 01
Fire Department 01 : (Fire Pr) A public or private firefighting organization that provides fire prevention, extinguishment, and sometimes emergency rescue service to a community, municipality, fire district, or other political subdivision, consisting of one or more companies and headed by a chief of department. Note: A combination fire department is one staffed by both paid personnel and volunteers, a paid fire department is one manned entirely by paid personnel, and a volunteer fire department is one manned entirely by volunteers. Volunteer departments may have a paid houseman, q. v