A person responsible for fire prevention and safety in a specific area, building, or district; a fire warden.
From 'fire' plus 'ward' (Old English 'weard,' meaning guardian or keeper), an older term that has largely been replaced by 'fire warden.'
Medieval firewwards in European cities had authority to tear down buildings and demolish structures to stop fire from spreading—they were feared and respected because they held literal life-and-death power!
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