fire chief
noun
: the head of a fire department
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The auditor also referred 26 votes to the ethics commission for further review that were cast in 2018 and 2019 by former trustee Thomas Hall, whose father is the fire chief, state records show. 
Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 His grandfather was the fire chief in Newburgh Heights. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 Her son is a retired fire chief and her nieces and nephews are volunteer firefighters. Fox News, 11 June 2022 Michael Ludvigsen, who was the acting fire chief at the time and is the current president of the board of the volunteer fire department, said he was instructed to obtain a court order to receive a copy of it. al, 6 June 2022 His brother Emmett and father Ralph E. Bishop – who was fire chief for four years — along with two uncles in the early 1900s all served the department as volunteers. George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022 Doug Schmitt, who at the time was an assistant fire chief for the fire department that battled the blaze, told USA TODAY that firefighters at the Riley County Fire District #1 intervened on behalf of the house. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 Chief Williamson, who has been a firefighter for 32 years, has been the fire chief in Eastland County for just over a year. New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022 Melissa Hilpert has been appointed to be the first female fire chief in Rural Metro Fire's 75-year history. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 See More
Cincinnati Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 14 Sep. 2022 His grandfather was the fire chief in Newburgh Heights. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 Her son is a retired fire chief and her nieces and nephews are volunteer firefighters. Fox News, 11 June 2022 Michael Ludvigsen, who was the acting fire chief at the time and is the current president of the board of the volunteer fire department, said he was instructed to obtain a court order to receive a copy of it. al, 6 June 2022 His brother Emmett and father Ralph E. Bishop – who was fire chief for four years — along with two uncles in the early 1900s all served the department as volunteers. George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2022 Doug Schmitt, who at the time was an assistant fire chief for the fire department that battled the blaze, told USA TODAY that firefighters at the Riley County Fire District #1 intervened on behalf of the house. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 Chief Williamson, who has been a firefighter for 32 years, has been the fire chief in Eastland County for just over a year. New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022 Melissa Hilpert has been appointed to be the first female fire chief in Rural Metro Fire's 75-year history. Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above