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Chief Fahy became a New York City firefighter in 1999, and climbed the ranks of the department in the years after Sept. 11, 2001.
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And just this week, Grande allegedly also got a tattoo honoring Davidson's father, a firefighter who died in the September 11 attacks, on her foot.
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Lessons learned from a 2001 supermarket fire that claimed the life of a Phoenix firefighter helped saved lives in the Phoenix Safeway fire Wednesday, officials said.
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The fire previously destroyed 22 structures, damaged six more and injured a firefighter.
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Jeffrey Hawkes, who is on the board of the Unionville Museum, was also a Tunxis Hose firefighter from 1981 to 1995.
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The Clermont Fire Department will dedicate a new $425,000 pumper truck Saturday in honor of a firefighter on the two-year anniversary of his death.
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Rain helped calm a fire in the heart of ski country that has destroyed three houses, including the home of a volunteer firefighter battling the flames near the resort town of Aspen.
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And a firefighter allegedly saw him do it, WKBN said.
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First Known Use of firefighter
1839
FIREFIGHTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of firefighter for English Language Learners
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: a member of a group that works to put out fires
FIREFIGHTER Defined for Kids
Definition of firefighter for Students
: a person whose job is to put out fires
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