firefighter
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And in an election year, politicians of both parties running to remain in office like to win support from the police and firefighter unions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Dowd, who spent two decades as a firefighter before becoming a public information officer, said he got called to help animals “many, many times.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Michael B Sauer, then a 34-year-old volunteer firefighter, rushed to Ground Zero to help with search-and-rescue efforts, scouring what firefighters dubbed “the pile” for signs of life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
At Tuesday's event, Trump meanwhile presented the highest US civilian honor to the family of volunteer firefighter Welles Crowther, who was killed while helping lead people out of the South Tower.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Keegan was the name of the firefighter who had found him in the box where people surrendered babies.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
At the Los Angeles Fire Department, Poirier oversaw a service area of more than 100 fire stations with 1,000 firefighters and paramedics on duty each day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
A company spokesperson said Lineage was inquiring about potentially “safer” alternatives to the equipment’s rapid shutdown devices, which are designed to protect firefighters from shock but also have been linked to increased fire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Catalan firefighters said on X on Thursday that they had recovered the "lifeless body of a man" in Olivella, correcting earlier reports that had identified the missing person as a woman.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Firefighters and police officers stood around the Michigan September 11 Memorial in Wentworth Park, where the tribute was built in a public space that has been used to mourn firefighters since 1934.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I had a whole pile of comic books and an old Game Boy in there, too—you know, just stuff—so I could be like the firefighters and the paramedics.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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