firefighter
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"A family couldn't make a living from this anymore... Everyone has a full-time job. I'm a teacher, my brother is a firefighter," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Florida firefighter sets record as shortest woman in profession.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
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
There seemed to be some kind of brotherhood, some unspoken agreement, when they found out Gideon was a firefighter.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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More than 400 firefighters have been fighting the blaze.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Southern California braced for another day of Santa Ana winds as firefighters battled a fire burning in Malibu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Capt. Tony Tubbs of the Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters also responded to reports about flooding in the area and found water bubbling from the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
A tree near the building entrance briefly caught fire before firefighters extinguished it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Klein’s nurses and firefighters would size up a situation almost immediately and act, drawing on experience and intuition and a kind of rough mental simulation.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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