How to Use firefighter in a Sentence

firefighter

noun
  • That forced firefighters to carry their hose around the taxi to fight the blaze.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
  • One firefighter hit hot spots with a hose about 10 yards from the first of the cabins.
    — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The names of the injured firefighters haven’t been released.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The fourth firefighter was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The heavy glass panes had to be broken for the firefighters to enter.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The roof did not collapse due to the fire, but firefighters did tear part of the roof off in order to contain the fire.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Less than two hours after the firefighters left, the couple’s fears had come to fruition.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Volodymyr Taran, who has spent two years as a firefighter.
    — Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The 23-year-old is an ex-cop, working part-time as a firefighter a few hours away.
    — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
  • How does the strongman training help on the job as a firefighter?
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The sheriff's office said firefighters used a human chain to pass the presents to the deputies, who then placed them on dry land.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • On Monday, a firefighter with a hand crew working on the blaze was struck by a rolling rock.
    — Brian J. Varela, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • In less than an hour, Arango and his brother, also a firefighter, were at the scene.
    — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Aug. 2021
  • At one active fire, a firefighter had to break out the window of the Cruise car to stop it from running over a hose.
    — Heather Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Made up of parishioners and pastors in their best church clothes, the group linked arms and shielded the firefighters from a mob.
    — Elaine Woo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The local outlet reported that the dog bit the firefighter, who swam out to the concrete beam to save the pup.
    — Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Andita threw the pitch to Rocky Wolfe, a firefighter from the central Texas city of Killeen.
    — Chron, 11 Sep. 2022
  • McKerlie hit the deputy in the head with his cane and hit a firefighter in the armpit, according to the press release.
    — Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Now, the city is ponying up to settle a lawsuit filed by the firefighter, Latosha Clemons, in April.
    — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Once firefighters put out the flames, police found the remains of three adults and three children inside the home.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 June 2023
  • The girl poked the shark in the eyes and punched it before her brother, who is a firefighter, managed to fight the shark off and pull the girl onto a stranger's boat.
    — Arkansas Online, 3 July 2022
  • These are all efforts to try and get more men and women into the firefighter.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • McCann’s death marks the third death of a firefighter while on the job in the last eight months, according to the firefighters union.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Lewis Holt is working his first year as a firefighter trainee.
    — Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2021
  • In Alameda, a firefighters and the Coast Guard responded to a boat in distress of the island’s shore.
    — Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Suber and the other firefighter entered and went to the upstairs bedroom, where Dave was thought to be, Gaeth said.
    — Caroline Silva, ajc, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Alkins said the firefighter, who lives in the front half of the two-unit building, requested anonymity.
    — Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022
  • The sisters are both firefighter/paramedics with the city of Boca Raton.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Roley had set a fire using flint, and the firefighters who rushed to the scene instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout.
    — Manuel Valdes, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The fire call came in at 1:21 p.m., and firefighters were conducting reconnaissance on the blaze when bullets began raining down at about 2 p.m., Norris told reporters.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025

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