This is the 4019th most frequent French word.
caserne
Barracks.
Here, 'caserne' is used to denote the headquarters or building used by firefighters.
La caserne des pompiers est située près du centre-ville.
The fire station is located near the city center.
In this sentence, 'caserne' refers to a military barracks building.
Ils ont rénové la vieille caserne pour en faire un musée.
They renovated the old barracks to turn it into a museum.
The term 'caserne' here is used broadly to refer to any type of operational service building hosting an open event, potentially firefighter's or military barracks.