Synonyms and antonyms of The fire department and dealing with fires in American Thesaurus

damper (noun)

a piece of metal that controls the flow of air into a fire

extinguisher (noun)

a fire extinguisher

fire department (noun)

American an organization of people whose job is dealing with fires in a particular town or area. The British word is fire brigade.

fire drill (noun)

an occasion when all the people in a building pretend there is a fire inside and practice getting out safely

fire extinguisher (noun)

a metal container filled with water or a chemical that you pour onto a fire to stop it burning

firefighter (noun)

someone whose job is to make fires stop burning and help people to escape from other dangerous situations

firefighting (noun)

the job of making fires stop burning

fire hall (noun)

Canadian the building where firefighters have their office and keep their vehicles and equipment

fire hose (noun)

a long thick rubber tube used for sending water onto a fire to stop it burning

firehouse (noun)

American a fire station

fire hydrant (noun)

a water pipe in a street from which water is taken to stop a fire

fireman (noun)

a male firefighter

fireplug (noun)

American a fire hydrant

fire station (noun)

the building where firefighters have their office and keep their vehicles and equipment

hook and ladder (noun)

American a fire engine with long ladders on the sides

hose (noun)

a very long tube used for carrying water to a garden or a fire

hydrant (noun)

an upright water pipe in the street that the fire department gets water from

Smokey Bear ()

a character in the form of a bear wearing a hat who is used by the U.S. Forest Service to remind people about the dangers of forest fires

sprinkler (noun)

a piece of equipment fixed to the ceiling of a room that spreads water over the room if a fire starts

station house (noun)

Americanold-fashioned a local police or fire station