fire brigade

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɪə(r)brɪˌɡeɪd/

Noun

fire brigade (plural fire brigades)

1. (firefighting, US) A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of putting out fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
2. (firefighting, UK) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.

Translations

group within a corporation or industrial site

Arabic: فرقة مطافئ (ar) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 消防隊 (cmn), 消防队 (cmn) (xiāofángduì) Czech: hasičský sbor (cs) m., požární sbor (cs) m. Finnish: tehdaspalokunta (fi), palokunta (fi) French: sapeurs-pompiers (fr) m. pl.

German: Feuerwehr (de) f. Italian: squadra di pompieri (it) f. Japanese: 消防隊 (ja) (しょうぼうたい, shōbōtai) Norwegian: brannvern (no) n. Russian: пожарная команда (ru) (požárnaja kománda) f., пожарные (ru) (požárnyje) m. pl. Spanish: brigada de bomberos (es) f.

organization for preventing and putting out fires

Chinese: Mandarin: 消防隊 (cmn), 消防队 (cmn) (xiāofángduì) Czech: hasičský sbor (cs) m., požární sbor (cs) m. Finnish: palokunta (fi) French: sapeurs-pompiers (fr) m. pl. German: Feuerwehr (de) f.

Hungarian: tűzoltóság (hu) Japanese: 消防隊 (ja) (しょうぼうたい, shōbōtai) Malay: pasukan (ms) bomba (ms) Norwegian: brannvesen (no) n. Polish: straż pożarna f. Russian: пожарная команда (ru) (požárnaja kománda) f., пожарные (ru) (požárnyje) m. pl.

See also

• fire department
• fire company
• fire house, fire station