Что (кто) такое fire service - определение
![Wiltshire Fire Brigade]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dennis1951FireTender.jpg?width=200 "Wiltshire Fire Brigade]]")
![Areal photograph of a public display by the [[German Fire Services]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Einsatzfahrzeuge.jpg?width=200 "Areal photograph of a public display by the [[German Fire Services]]")
![Plaque with the history of the department in [[Haddonfield, New Jersey]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Haddonfield fire department history.jpg?width=200 "Plaque with the history of the department in [[Haddonfield, New Jersey]]")
![[[Knox Automobile]] produced the first modern fire engine in 1905](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Knoxfireengine.jpg?width=200 "[[Knox Automobile]] produced the first modern fire engine in 1905")
![Fire Station No. 1 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States, one of over 100 stations in the [[Los Angeles Fire Department]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LAFD Station - 1.JPG?width=200 "Fire Station No. 1 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States, one of over 100 stations in the [[Los Angeles Fire Department]]")
![A [[Fire and Rescue NSW]] truck in 2008](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NSW Fire Brigades Pumper Class 2 and rescue.jpg?width=200 "A [[Fire and Rescue NSW]] truck in 2008")
![Firefighters taking part in a training exercise in [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]], Canada](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vaughan Fire training.jpg?width=200 "Firefighters taking part in a training exercise in [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]], Canada")
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Википедия
A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression services.
Fire departments are most commonly a public sector organization that operate within a municipality, county, state, nation, or special district. Private and specialist firefighting organizations also exist, such as those for aircraft rescue and firefighting.
A fire department contains one or more fire stations within its boundaries, and may be staffed by firefighters, who may be professional, volunteers, conscripts, or on-call. Combination fire departments employ a mix of professional and volunteer firefighters. In some countries, fire departments may also run an ambulance service, staffed by volunteer or professional EMS personnel.
