noun
Formal term for a fire engine; 消防車 is more common in everyday speech.
See also: 消防車
消防自動車がサイレンを鳴らして走っていった。
The fire engine went by with its siren blaring.
More common, everyday term for fire engine; 消防自動車 is more formal and explicit.
Compound of 消防 (firefighting) and 自動車 (automobile).