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

damper (noun)

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

extinguisher (noun)

a fire extinguisher

fire brigade (noun)

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

fire certificate (noun)

British an official document that the fire brigade gives to the owner or manager of a building to show that, concerning the risk of fire, it is safe for people to live or work in

fire department (noun)

American a fire brigade

fire drill (noun)

an occasion when all the people in a building pretend there is a fire inside and practise 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

fire hydrant (noun)

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

fireman (noun)

a male firefighter

fire practice (noun)

British a fire drill

fire service (noun)

British the organization that deals with fires and helps people to escape from dangerous situations

fire station (noun)

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

hose (noun)

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

hydrant (noun)

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

sprinkler (noun)

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