fireman

Example Sentences

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He volunteered at the Poppy Line heritage railway, as a fireman and later station master, and led ramblers' walks across Norfolk.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

As a teenager, Woods left Columbus for Missouri in 1872 to take a job as a railroad fireman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“Those corridors fill up with smoke, so now you’re having to do a fireman crawl along the floor for potentially hundreds of feet,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Before he could send the fireman to investigate, the ghastly figure had vanished in the haze, melted in the mist.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck