What is a fire brigade?

A fire department or fire brigade (also known as a fire and rescue service or simply fire service) is a public or private organization that provides predominantly emergency firefighting and rescue services for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipally, county or fire protection district. A fire department usually contains one or more fire stations within its boundaries, and may be staffed by career fire fighters, volunteer fire fighters, or a combination thereof referred to as a combination department.