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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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Another firefighter died on Wednesday in South Kalimantan on Indonesia's part of Borneo island.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Customs officials said the 45-year-old Mexican firefighter had looked "conspicuously nervous" as he tried to go through the green - nothing to declare - exit at the airport.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The first thing to do on scene was assign a firefighter to walk 360 degrees around the burning structure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A firefighter paramedic said he expressed concern that control lines were not well-defined, and also identified a hot spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

His son wanted to be a firefighter, but didn’t get the job.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The firefighters union said the tax fund is essential to increase the number of firefighters and lower response times across the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The unions representing sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and other employee groups reported raising $7.7 million through mid-October to campaign in favor of Measure A, according to financial disclosure reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But recent weakness in some corners of the increasingly debt-driven sector have previewed potential pain to pensions—and millions of teachers, firefighters and other workers they support—if growth decelerates or the boom goes bust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Five firefighters died in East Java last week after they were overwhelmed by smoke and flames in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

One of the firefighters took pity on her and answered, “Well, that or an earthquake. Plain old sinkhole’s another possibility—right now nobody’s getting the story straight.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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