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Noun
1. fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
Wikipedia definition
2. Volunteer fire departmentSee also the Firefighter article and its sections regarding VFDs in other countries. A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department composed of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. The first large organized force of firefighters was the Corps of Vigiles, established in Ancient Rome in 6 AD.
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