firefighter
Example Sentences
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The governor praised quick-thinking first responders, notably firefighters who "were quite literally climbing up ladders, handing individuals in this nursing home to police, who were at times carrying two people on their back to safety."
From Barron's
It attempts to fill a $1.2 billion budget hole by legalizing gambling terminals for bars and restaurants and borrowing for the likes of retroactive pay raises for firefighters.
The hole caused by the drone hit has been covered with a protective screen, he said, but 300 smaller holes made by firefighters when battling the blaze still need to be filled in.
From Barron's
Atop the aerial ladder of a bright red fire engine, a firefighter wrangles a hose.
From Los Angeles Times
A reference to a violation of national guidelines on how to avoid firefighter injury and death was removed.
From Los Angeles Times
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