The department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A fire department or fire brigade, also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services as well as other rescue services. Wikipedia

A public or private organization that provides emergency firefighting and rescue services Wikipedia Disambiguation

Organisation with the job to help the public in critic situations like fire Wikidata

Organisation with trained personnel for dealing with fires and other incidents and for co-operating in their prevention. OmegaWiki

An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires. May provide other emergency services as well. Wiktionary

Fire department. Wiktionary (translation)