firefighter
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He and Olivia Walker, a 30-year-old firefighter, had come to Léon from Clearfield, Utah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ryder told the president that he wants to be a firefighter someday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But a Cal Fire firefighter stepped in on Tuesday, escorting a staff member to the property so she could release the critically endangered birds back into the wild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
An 18-year-old firefighter who combined his A-levels with responding to emergency calls is among thousands of students getting results on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
As one firefighter later put it, “From the beginning of that fatal fire, everything went wrong!”
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
About 50 firefighters were tackling the blaze at its height earlier this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Teesside MPs also called for the government to provide more support for police and firefighters in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Just about 5:45 a.m., some of the building front collapsed, sending firefighters scrambling to get out of the way, video from the scene showed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
More than 900 firefighters were tackling the blaze, using fire engines, helicopters and bulldozers, in an effort to clear the tinder-dry brush.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The entire cloister was now on fire, and although firefighters raced toward the blaze, they were intercepted by a young man stepping out of the main gate.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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