Example Sentences

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Climbers worked in shifts to limit radiation exposure while firefighters handed them hoses, but the water quickly turned to ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The building is so big and the flames are in such hard-to-reach areas that firefighters have needed to get creative with their approach, using water-dropping helicopters and other heavy equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

The area's fire and rescue service said it mobilised over 20 fire and specialist vehicles, and at the height of the response, more than 70 firefighters and officers were involved at the scene.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Multiple air ambulance helicopters, road vehicles and some 70 firefighters were involved in the immediate aftermath.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The kids emerged from the Greystone house into a neighborhood swarming with police and firefighters.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix