fire chiefs
Department head firefighters
Fire chiefs is the plural of fire chief, the highest-ranking officer in a fire department.
A fire chief oversees firefighting operations, personnel, and administrative duties for a municipality or district.
The role combines emergency command with bureaucratic responsibilities: The fire chiefs from three counties met to coordinate wildfire response.
- chiefsTop-ranking leaders
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- arson investigationProbe of intentional burning
- rescueSave from harm
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- fire safetysmoke detectors, evacuation plan, smoke alarms, sprinklers, assembly point
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- fire professionalssmokejumpers
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
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