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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.
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Feuerwache and Feuerwehrhaus can refer to the same building. Feuerwache focuses more on the unit, staff, and vehicles housed there. Feuerwehrhaus refers more generally to the building as a base and is used especially in the context of volunteer fire departments.
Die freiwillige Feuerwehr bewahrt ihre Fahrzeuge und Geräte im Feuerwehrhaus auf.
The volunteer fire department keeps its vehicles and equipment at the fire station.
Die Einsatzkräfte warten mit ihren Fahrzeugen in der Feuerwache auf den nächsten Alarm.
The emergency crews wait with their vehicles at the fire station for the next alarm.
