fire commandn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə kəˌmɑːnd/,

/ˈfʌɪə kəˌmand/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r kəˌmænd/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., command n.

Etymology: < fire n. + command n.

†a. A fire crew. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade

fire company1737

fire department1798

fire brigade1832

fire service1843

fire command1891

1891 G. Kennan Siberia & Exile Syst. II. i. 11 Captain Makófski asked me if I would not like to see the calling out of the fire command at one of the stations... We drove to the fire-engine-house.

b. A person or group of people with responsibility for coordinating firefighting services; the headquarters from which those services are coordinated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > headquarters of fire-brigade

fire station1819

station1833

fire hall1866

firehouse1869

fire command1941

1941 Observer 11 May 6 Each Civil Defence Region..should be an executive fire command, led by an officer responsible to the Regional Commissioner, with the local chief fire officers responsible to him.

1992 F. L. Brannigan Building Constr. for Fire Service (ed. 3) i. 3 A ‘May Day’ should trigger immediate silence on the radio so that fire command can communicate with the caller in distress, without interference from others at the fire ground.

2014 Port Douglas & Mossman Gaz. (Austral.) (Nexis) 22 May 4 Leaders from the regional fire command attended a farewell night for Mr Leone at the fire station on Tuesday night.

2. Military.

a. A unit comprising a small number of guns or batteries, and associated personnel, under one officer. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > body under one commander > specific

corporalate1590

corporalship1591

marshalcy1691

lieutenancies1709

maréchaussée1775

fire command1894

1894 Standard 12 Oct. 6/4 A distinct advance has been made towards the acquisition of an efficient system of fire discipline among the various units of a battery or fire command.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Fire Command, in coast artillery, two or more battery commands, the additional fire control stations and accessories, and the personnel assigned to the fire command.

1956 N.Y. Times 6 Mar. 33 There's a cheerier note today in the fire command at an anti-aircraft battery drill..because the platoon sergeant's wife is going to join him after living apart for two years.

1969 Jrnl. Southeast Asian Hist. 10 87 In May 1932 it recommended the installation of five 15 in. guns..six 9.2 in. guns and eight pairs of 6 in. guns, to be arranged in two ‘fire-commands’, covering the approaches to the naval dockyard from the east.

2003 C. Williford & T. McGovern Defenses Pearl Harbor & Oahu 19 Station 2 served the First Fire Command and Battery Harlow; Station 3 served the Second Fire Command and Battery Dudley; and Station 4 served Battery Randolph.

b. The command post, division, or headquarters from which military operations are controlled.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun] > headquarters

headquarters1644

general headquartersa1711

GHQ1856

fire command1907

command post1918

1907 Gen. Orders & Circulars (U.S. War Dept.) 249 The following allowance of furniture for position finding stations at coast artillery posts..: Fire Command..1 chair for fire commander, [etc.]

1942 M. Paine Diary July in G. Souter Mosman (1994) xiii. 229 Our warships paddle around outside until they get the OK..,while leisurely messages come from Fire Command giving ETA and later permission to enter.

2004 B. Katovsky & T. Carlson Media at War in Iraq 162 He was a senior officer in fire command in the Royal Air Force.

c. An order or set of orders to fire weapons in a military operation.

ΚΠ

1943 Yank 12 Nov. 5/1 Yost gave the fire command: ‘Range fifteen hundred. Lead one half. Fire when ready.’

1965 Washington Post 2 Feb. a6 The [Viet Cong] troops will aim their weapons according to the fire command and open fire simultaneously.

1988 T. Williams in J. P. Wilson et al. Human Adaptation to Extreme Stress xiv. 332 The fire command was checked by two different organizations before the firing was actually done.

2007 Marine Rifle Squad (U.S. Marine Corps) ii. v. 17 A fire command contains six basic elements that are always announced or implied..Alert; Direction; Target Description; Range; Target Assignment; Fire Control.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1907 Washington Post 26 July 1 As the vessels advanced, Col. Coffin, in the fire command station, communicated the movement to Maj. Stevens.., who, in turn, advised the various batteries.

1947 Times of India 27 Jan. 1 The fire command post controlling a network of batteries on the southernmost tip of Colaba..maintained ceaseless vigil..and gun crews were kept at the ready.

1956 N.Y. Times 22 May 15 A new fire command district will be set up..in the Bronx, in an area where fires have increased 300 per cent in the last ten years.

1974 N.Y Mag. 27 May 68/1 Like other high rises, the World Trade Center has two-way communication between each floor and the fire command station.

2014 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 3 June 3 A man is in a serious condition after a fire at his home..A fire command centre had been set up and there was also a crew helping to deal with traffic in the area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire command
释义	fire commandn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə kəˌmɑːnd/, /ˈfʌɪə kəˌmand/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r kəˌmænd/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., command n. Etymology: < fire n. + command n. 1. †a. A fire crew. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade fire company1737 fire department1798 fire brigade1832 fire service1843 fire command1891 1891 G. Kennan Siberia & Exile Syst. II. i. 11 Captain Makófski asked me if I would not like to see the calling out of the fire command at one of the stations... We drove to the fire-engine-house. b. A person or group of people with responsibility for coordinating firefighting services; the headquarters from which those services are coordinated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > fire-brigade > headquarters of fire-brigade fire station1819 station1833 fire hall1866 firehouse1869 fire command1941 1941 Observer 11 May 6 Each Civil Defence Region..should be an executive fire command, led by an officer responsible to the Regional Commissioner, with the local chief fire officers responsible to him. 1992 F. L. Brannigan Building Constr. for Fire Service (ed. 3) i. 3 A ‘May Day’ should trigger immediate silence on the radio so that fire command can communicate with the caller in distress, without interference from others at the fire ground. 2014 Port Douglas & Mossman Gaz. (Austral.) (Nexis) 22 May 4 Leaders from the regional fire command attended a farewell night for Mr Leone at the fire station on Tuesday night. 2. Military. a. A unit comprising a small number of guns or batteries, and associated personnel, under one officer. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > body under one commander > specific corporalate1590 corporalship1591 marshalcy1691 lieutenancies1709 maréchaussée1775 fire command1894 1894 Standard 12 Oct. 6/4 A distinct advance has been made towards the acquisition of an efficient system of fire discipline among the various units of a battery or fire command. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms Fire Command, in coast artillery, two or more battery commands, the additional fire control stations and accessories, and the personnel assigned to the fire command. 1956 N.Y. Times 6 Mar. 33 There's a cheerier note today in the fire command at an anti-aircraft battery drill..because the platoon sergeant's wife is going to join him after living apart for two years. 1969 Jrnl. Southeast Asian Hist. 10 87 In May 1932 it recommended the installation of five 15 in. guns..six 9.2 in. guns and eight pairs of 6 in. guns, to be arranged in two ‘fire-commands’, covering the approaches to the naval dockyard from the east. 2003 C. Williford & T. McGovern Defenses Pearl Harbor & Oahu 19 Station 2 served the First Fire Command and Battery Harlow; Station 3 served the Second Fire Command and Battery Dudley; and Station 4 served Battery Randolph. b. The command post, division, or headquarters from which military operations are controlled. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > military position > [noun] > headquarters headquarters1644 general headquartersa1711 GHQ1856 fire command1907 command post1918 1907 Gen. Orders & Circulars (U.S. War Dept.) 249 The following allowance of furniture for position finding stations at coast artillery posts..: Fire Command..1 chair for fire commander, [etc.] 1942 M. Paine Diary July in G. Souter Mosman (1994) xiii. 229 Our warships paddle around outside until they get the OK..,while leisurely messages come from Fire Command giving ETA and later permission to enter. 2004 B. Katovsky & T. Carlson Media at War in Iraq 162 He was a senior officer in fire command in the Royal Air Force. c. An order or set of orders to fire weapons in a military operation. ΚΠ 1943 Yank 12 Nov. 5/1 Yost gave the fire command: ‘Range fifteen hundred. Lead one half. Fire when ready.’ 1965 Washington Post 2 Feb. a6 The [Viet Cong] troops will aim their weapons according to the fire command and open fire simultaneously. 1988 T. Williams in J. P. Wilson et al. Human Adaptation to Extreme Stress xiv. 332 The fire command was checked by two different organizations before the firing was actually done. 2007 Marine Rifle Squad (U.S. Marine Corps) ii. v. 17 A fire command contains six basic elements that are always announced or implied..Alert; Direction; Target Description; Range; Target Assignment; Fire Control. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1907 Washington Post 26 July 1 As the vessels advanced, Col. Coffin, in the fire command station, communicated the movement to Maj. Stevens.., who, in turn, advised the various batteries. 1947 Times of India 27 Jan. 1 The fire command post controlling a network of batteries on the southernmost tip of Colaba..maintained ceaseless vigil..and gun crews were kept at the ready. 1956 N.Y. Times 22 May 15 A new fire command district will be set up..in the Bronx, in an area where fires have increased 300 per cent in the last ten years. 1974 N.Y Mag. 27 May 68/1 Like other high rises, the World Trade Center has two-way communication between each floor and the fire command station. 2014 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 3 June 3 A man is in a serious condition after a fire at his home..A fire command centre had been set up and there was also a crew helping to deal with traffic in the area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891
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