Fire Department 03 : A public fire protection organization, usually a department of municipal or county government that provides fire prevention, fire extinguishment, and emergency rescue service to a given jurisdiction
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}