fire chief

noun

: the head of a fire department

Examples of fire chief in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old fire chief, died immediately while shielding his family from bullets. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Fire departments across the nation apply for it, according to Brad Bolen, the assistant fire chief of emergency services for Boise Fire. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026

Search begins for new fire chief Interim County Administrator Alan Howze recognized Rubin’s service to the department in a statement Friday. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Alfred Poirier, 63, who spent four years as the Beverly Hills deputy fire chief, was arrested Monday after police tied him to a wave of vandalism incidents in the upscale community targeting city structures, Police Capt. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fire chief

• cloverleaf
• disbelief
• leitmotif
• overleaf
• unbelief
• beef
• brief
• fief
• grief
• leaf
• lief
• reef