消防隊(しょうぼうたい)

しょうぼうたい
noun
fire brigade; firefighting unit
1. fire brigade; firefighting unit; fire crew
An organized team of firefighters that responds to fires and other emergencies. Refers to the unit or crew as a whole rather than an individual firefighter.
消防隊(しょうぼうたい)が到着(とうちゃく)した。
The fire brigade arrived.
消防隊(しょうぼうたい)は数分(すうふん)で火(ひ)を消(け)し止(と)めた。
The fire crew put out the fire in a few minutes.
現場(げんば)に到着(とうちゃく)した消防隊(しょうぼうたい)は、すぐに住民(じゅうみん)の避難(ひなん)を誘導(ゆうどう)した。
The fire brigade that arrived at the scene immediately guided the residents to evacuate.

Composed of 消防(しょうぼう) (firefighting) + 隊(たい) (squad, corps). Refers to a firefighting unit or crew. An individual member is a 消防士(しょうぼうし) (firefighter).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 消防隊(しょうぼうたい)が出動(しゅつどう)する: for the fire brigade to be dispatched
  • 消防隊(しょうぼうたい)が到着(とうちゃく)する: for the fire crew to arrive
  • 消防隊員(しょうぼうたいいん): a member of a fire brigade

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 消防士(しょうぼうし): firefighter — an individual, not the unit
  • 消防署(しょうぼうしょ): fire station — the building/office where the brigade is based
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