first responder
noun
: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
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This is cool: The Los Angeles Rams will conduct their draft operations from Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Air Operations, honoring the first responders who call Los Angeles home.
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of all the victims as well as our first responders who are working the scene and the investigation.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Rams, however, will honor Southern California firefighters by conducting their 2025 NFL draft operations from the Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations headquarters to recognize first responders following the wildfires that swept across the Los Angeles area earlier this year.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Students in the nearby elementary school were kept inside and later exited through the other side of the building as first responders arrived, the superintendent said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jim Reineking, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of all the victims as well as our first responders who are working the scene and the investigation.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
The Los Angeles Rams, however, will honor Southern California firefighters by conducting their 2025 NFL draft operations from the Los Angeles Fire Department Air Operations headquarters to recognize first responders following the wildfires that swept across the Los Angeles area earlier this year.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Students in the nearby elementary school were kept inside and later exited through the other side of the building as first responders arrived, the superintendent said.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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