fire chief

collocation in English

meaningsoffireandchief

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fire
noun
uk
/faɪər/us
/faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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(Definition offireandchieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Apparently it was because the art master in his school was thefirechiefof a district council.
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If we are to believe thefirechief, and we should, in 1986 the service lost 67 fire-fighting posts.
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The directors have been giving a lot of attention to fire precautions in collaboration with the localfirechief.
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Thefirechiefis already worried about the service, and he is now even more concerned after seeing the figures.
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However, there is a different fire service, withfirechiefand fire station.
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No, he was not thefirechief.
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Right at the start, the localfirechiefdecided that it was an accidental fire and, accordingly, all the furnishings and, vitally, the carpet were removed from the flat.
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Thefirechiefis an ex officio member without the right to vote.
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He informed local law enforcement of the hazardous material the train was carrying, and was instructed to tell thefirechief.
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All department heads, including the city attorney, police chief andfirechief, are ultimately responsible to the city manager.
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The move came after several controversies marred his tenure asfirechief.
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Thefirechiefand small group of volunteer firefighters worked nearly 24 hours without sleep to contain the fire.
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Comfrey'sfirechiefsaw the tornado while storm spotting and ordered the town's sirens activated.
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The only non-volunteer positions are thefirechiefand four assistant chiefs.
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It houses the office of thefirechiefas well as some of the administrative and support offices of the fire department.
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From 1990 to 1999 he was the municipalfirechiefand from 1990 unto his death city councillor.
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In total there were 70 people on the site including managers, thefirechief, firefighters and teachers from officers school.
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More than 10 units had been placed out of service due to a new policy thefirechiefhad implemented.
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As thefirechiefturns to leave, he mentions the bald soprano in passing, which has a very unsettling effect on the others.
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Deputy chiefs were moved out of headquarters to command the new quadrants, and reported directly to thefirechief.
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