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
“I want to be a firefighter in the future, hopefully go through paramedic school,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ryder told the president that he wants to be a firefighter someday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We're going to stay until the last person is recovered," firefighter corporal Javier Jimenez told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
I hear him discuss her with another firefighter, who looks like he can’t be more than eighteen.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
For decades, the city shirked on contributions to pension funds for police officers, firefighters and city employees, leaving them severely underfunded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Officials said they expected that number to rise as firefighters were able to get to the interior of the fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, based in Washoe County, Nev., reported about 400 firefighters working on the fire, including local, state and federal agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The London Fire Brigade said four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a grass fire there on 5 August, which damaged about two hectares of shrubland.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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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