firefighter

Example Sentences

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On Wednesday, a volunteer firefighter was found dead from suspected exhaustion linked to heat and underlying health conditions, officials told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Instead, the 28-year-old is now pursuing an abrupt shift: becoming a full-time firefighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Gimbel, who served as an economic adviser in the Biden and Obama administrations, noted that the eurozone is making nascent efforts to attract bond investors — in other words, to become that nice firefighter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

“We were kind of making jokes, like, ‘It’s on us,’’’ recalled Pike, a firefighter normally assigned to a station in Sunland.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The work was especially meaningful to him: as a firefighter, he was saving lives and property not killing and destroying.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge