fire hall

Where trucks wait

A fire hall is a fire station—the building where firefighting equipment is housed and firefighters wait for calls.

The term is used primarily in Canada and parts of the northern United States: The parade started at the fire hall on Main Street.

emergency

siren

Wailing alert device

flames · smoke · blaze · inferno · extinguish · rescue · evacuation · hazard · paramedic · ambulance

building

station

Fixed stopping point

  • dormitoryStudent living building
  • poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
  • garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure

locker · kitchen · memorial · headquarters

community

volunteer

Unpaid willing participant

local · fundraiser · parade · potluck · benefit · gathering · fellowship · heritage · tradition · service

Categories
Opposites
emergency service facility type

fire hallpolice station

Law enforcement facility

police precinct · sheriff's office · jail · prison · courthouse

relationship to fire/destruction

fire hallincinerator

Device for burning waste

crematorium · munitions depot · demolition site

elemental association

fire hallwater treatment plant

Facility that cleans supply

aquatic center · swimming pool

Family

fire, hall, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firework

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G