firehouse
Where trucks wait
A firehouse is a building where fire engines are kept and firefighters are stationed, ready to respond to emergencies.
Also called a fire station.
The old firehouse was converted into a restaurant.
Fixed stopping point
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- dormitoryStudent living building
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
bay · quarters · kitchen · gym · lockers · apparatus · bunkroom · dispatch
Flexible fluid conduit
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- engineMachine producing motion
- hydrantStreet-side water outlet
- helmetProtective head covering
bunker gear · nozzle · pumper · truck · axe · turnout gear · SCBA · thermal camera
Urgent warning signal
incident · crisis · disaster · evacuation · mayday · SOS · response · urgency
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- traditionCustom passed through generations
dalmatian · chili · cookout · memorial · honor · duty · service · sacrifice
Top-ranking leader
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- captainOne who commands
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- probieProbationary new member
crew · paramedic · smokejumper · dispatch · training · shift · brotherhood · volunteer
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
CPR · defibrillator · resuscitate · extrication · search · recovery · lifesaving · smoke inhalation
Formal assessment of condition
- codesSystems for secrecy
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- safetyFreedom from harm
- sprinklersDevices that scatter water
detectors · smoke alarm · regulations · enforcement · awareness · education · arson investigation · hazard
station
Fixed stopping point
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- dormitoryStudent living building
pole · bay · quarters · kitchen · gym · lockers · apparatus · bunkroom · dispatch · engine
hose
Flexible fluid conduit
helmet · bunker gear · nozzle · pumper · truck · axe · turnout gear · SCBA · thermal camera · jaws of life
alarm
Urgent warning signal
siren · incident · crisis · disaster · evacuation · mayday · SOS · response · urgency · mobilization
bravery
Boldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- brotherhoodKinship among men
tradition · dalmatian · chili · cookout · memorial · honor · duty · service · sacrifice · camaraderie
chief
Top-ranking leader
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- captainOne who commands
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
probie · crew · paramedic · smokejumper · dispatch · training · shift · brotherhood · volunteer · company
victim
One harmed by another
- survivorOne still alive after
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
stretcher · CPR · defibrillator · resuscitate · extrication · search · recovery · lifesaving · smoke inhalation · burn
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
sprinklers · detectors · smoke alarm · regulations · enforcement · awareness · education · arson investigation · hazard · compliance
- firefightingfirefighters, flashing lights, emergency lights, ladder trucks, ladder truck
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- stationsbase station, train station, bus station, metro station, subway station
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- community facilitiescommunity center, recreation center, civic center, public library, police station
firehousepolice station
Law enforcement facility
police precinct · jail · prison · courthouse · hospital
firehouseincinerator
Device for burning waste
crematorium · furnace · foundry · furnace room · forge