fire brigade

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɹɪˌɡeɪd/
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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, British) An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
    see also fire service
  3. (military, US) A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
    • 1976, The Encyclopedia Americana, volume 28, page 112:
      General Westmoreland used some incoming troops as a fire brigade to squelch major threats and keep the Communists off balance.

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