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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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A Los Angeles firefighter testified that he saw flashes of light and heard loud noises that sounded like fireworks around midnight near the neighborhood closest to where the blaze sparked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Dr Barry Traill, a wildlife ecologist and volunteer firefighter, is one of the group's ten members.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Through them we learn about the retired firefighter, living alone in a 55-and-over California community, who texts his supposed lover that he is “still lonesome” after a day watching television and sitting by the dock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

He said he was watching television at about 21:00 when a firefighter knocked on his door and "told me to get out of my house."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It belonged to the firefighter who had found him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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