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firefighter

[fahyuhr-fahy-ter] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪ tɛr /
NOUN
fireman
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As for drones, firefighter Guillaume Millet says they're being tested in France for sea rescue, dropping lifebuoys and survival kits, but there's no drone tech that's reached that stage yet for firefighting.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

"People are giving us everything, water, food," firefighter Cyril Veniere told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

"There's thunder, that's good," said a firefighter at the command post set up in the town's sports hall.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The California firefighter and Army reservist had recently bought a house in Coronado with his wife before he was deployed to the Philippines in 1941.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

It belonged to the firefighter who had found him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

According to city records, some of the work inside the warehouse began while city firefighters were still there, monitoring the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

The fire had spread at "lightning speed" and with "gale-force winds", he told reporters, adding that what firefighters had managed to save was "truly a miracle".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

In Stourbridge near the UK's second largest city of Birmingham, smoke rose from smouldering ruins of several roofless houses as firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage Friday.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Six firefighters were taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion.

From BBC Aug. 14, 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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