Firehouse

/ˈfaɪərhaʊs/ noun

Definition

A building where firefighters live and work, storing equipment and waiting to respond to emergencies.

Etymology

Compound of 'fire' (Old English 'fyr') and 'house' (Old English 'hūs'). The term emerged in the 1800s as dedicated buildings for organized fire departments became standard in cities.

Kelly Says

The firehouse pole that firefighters slide down was invented in Chicago in 1878 by a fire chief named James Cagney's grandfather — it let crews respond faster because they didn't have to navigate stairs in the dark!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
火灾消防站
huo-zai xiao-fang zhan
ARالعربية
مقر الحماية من الحريق
maq-ar al-hi-maya min al-har-iq
BNবাংলা
আগুন নিয়ন্ত্রণ কেন্দ্র
a-gun ni-yon-tron ken-dhr
CACatalà
caserna de bombers
ka-sern-a deh bom-bers
CSČeština
hasičárna
ha-si-char-na
DADansk
brandstation
brand-sta-tion
DEDeutsch
Feuerhaus
fow-er-haus
ELΕλληνικά
κέντρο πυρόσβεσης
ken-tro py-ro-s-ves-is
ESEspañol
casa de bomberos
ka-sa deh bom-be-rohs
FAفارسی
ایستگاه آتش نشانی
e-sta-gah āteh-esh-nāshānī
FISuomi
palokunta
pa-lo-kun-ta
FRFrançais
caserne de pompiers
ka-zern deh pom-pee-ay
GUGU
આગના મકાન
aag-na ma-kaan
HAHA
Gidan
gi-dan
HEעברית
תחנת כיבוי אש
ta-chan-at ki-vui ash
HIहिन्दी
आग बुझाने का घर
aag bu-jha-ane ka ghar
HUMagyar
tűzoltóközpont
tyoo-zol-to-ko-zpon-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumah pemadam kebakaran
ru-mah pe-da-dam ke-ba-ran
IGIG
Nne mma
Nne mma
ITItaliano
caserma dei vigili del fuoco
ka-ser-ma deh vi-gi-li del foh-koo-eh
JA日本語
消防署
shobo-sho
KKKK
жау бөлмесі
jaw bo-lme-si
KMKM
កន្លែងតាមដាន
kan-leang ta-am da-an
KO한국어
소방서
so-bang-seo
MRMR
आगळी लढाई
aag-lee lad-hai
MSBahasa Melayu
rumah bomba
ru-mah bom-ba
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်မြေ ဌာန
tim-mye sha-na
NLNederlands
brandweerkazerne
brand-we-er-ka-zern
NONorsk
brannstasjon
brann-sta-sjon
PAPA
ਅੱਗ ਝਾੜਨ ਘਰ
aag jha-ad-n ghar
PLPolski
strażnica pożarna
sh-trazh-ni-tsa po-zharn-ah
PTPortuguês
casa dos bombeiros
ka-sa dos bom-bee-rohs
RORomână
slujba pompieri
slu-jba pom-pee-ree
RUРусский
пожарная часть
po-zha-rnaya cha-st'
SVSvenska
brandstation
brand-sta-tion
SWKiswahili
kituo cha moto
ki-too cha mo-toh
TAதமிழ்
நெருப்பை அணைக்கும் நிலையம்
ner-upp-ai a-naik-kum ni-lai-yam
TEతెలుగు
ఆగ్నేయ నియంత్రణ కేంద్రం
aagney-a ni-yan-tra-na ken-dhr-am
THไทย
สถานีดับเพลิง
sa-thanee dab peleng
TLTL
bahay ng mga bumbero
ba-hay ng mga bum-be-ro
TRTürkçe
itfaiye istasyonu
it-fa-ye is-ta-syo-nu
UKУкраїнська
пожежна частина
po-zhezh-na cha-st-ina
URاردو
آگ بجھانے کا مرکز
aag bijh-a-ne ka mark-az
VITiếng Việt
trạm chữa cháy
tram chua chay
YOYO
Iṣẹ ẹrọ
i-ṣe e-rọ
ZH中文
消防站
xiāo fáng zhàn
ZUZU
ikati leli
i-ka-ti le-li

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