Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fire_brigade

2 senses of fire brigade

Sense 1
fire brigade, fire company -- (a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires)
       => organization, organisation -- (a group of people who work together)

Sense 2
fire brigade -- (British name for a fire department)
       => fire department -- (the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires)