firestation

noun
UK /ˈfaɪəˌsteɪʃən/
US /ˈfaɪərˌsteɪʃən/

A fire station is a building where firefighters keep their fire trucks and get ready to help people.

The children waved as the fire truck drove out of the fire station.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A place where firefighting equipment and vehicles are stored and maintained.

The old fire station now houses a small museum of fire engines.

3. The local headquarters or base of a firefighting crew.

He stopped by the fire station to drop off cookies for the crew.

4. A facility from which emergency fire and rescue services are dispatched.

Calls from the neighborhood are routed to the nearest fire station.