firefighter
Example Sentences
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The depositions of a dozen firefighters over the next two weeks — part of the lawsuit against the city and state — offer the public a rare opportunity to hear firefighters’ accounts of what happened.
From Los Angeles Times
Prague airport came to a virtual standstill, with firefighters having to de-ice the runways.
From Barron's
The Times found that a battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and leave the burn area despite complaints by crews that the ground still was smoldering.
From Los Angeles Times
A state of emergency has been declared in Victoria as thousands of firefighters and more than 70 aircraft battled the blaze.
From BBC
"And that means firefighters are able to start getting on top of some of the fires that we still have in our landscape."
From Barron's
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