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fire station
The building where the fire department's equipment, vehicles, and crew are housed. It serves as a base for emergency operations.
Beim Fest zum Tag der offenen Tür konnte man das neue Feuerwehrhaus besichtigen.
At the open house festival, you could tour the new fire station.
The word consists of 'Feuerwehr' (fire department) and 'Haus' (house). 'Feuerwehr' itself is made up of 'Feuer' (fire) and 'Wehr' (defense). So it is the house of the 'fire defense.'
Die freiwillige Feuerwehr trifft sich jeden Freitag im Feuerwehrhaus.
The volunteer fire department meets every Friday at the fire station.
To describe a location, you use 'im Feuerwehrhaus' (in the fire station; dative). To express movement there, you say 'ins Feuerwehrhaus' (into the fire station; accusative) or 'zum Feuerwehrhaus' (to the fire station; dative).
Die Fahrzeuge stehen im Feuerwehrhaus bereit.
The vehicles are ready in the fire station.
In Austria, the word 'Rüsthaus' is often used for this building. In Switzerland, the term 'Feuerwehrmagazin' is also common.
In unserem Dorf wird ein neues Rüsthaus gebaut.
A new fire station is being built in our village.
fire station
'Feuerwache' and 'Feuerwehrhaus' both mean the building where firefighters, vehicles, and equipment are located. In many situations, you can use both words in a similar way. 'Feuerwache' often sounds a bit more official and fits especially well when staff are on duty there at all times. 'Feuerwehrhaus' sounds very natural for the building of a local fire department, especially in smaller towns or villages. Learners can easily confuse the words because they refer to almost the same thing. In most everyday contexts, the difference is not very important.
Das Feuerwehrhaus im Dorf wird am Wochenende für Besucher geöffnet.
The fire station in the village will be opened to visitors at the weekend.
Am Morgen hat die Schulklasse die Feuerwache in der Innenstadt besucht.
In the morning, the school class visited the fire station in the city center.