first responder

noun

Definition of first responder

: 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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Kieft, a conservation officer with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, was the first responder at the Oscoda cabin after his station got a call from a vigilant retreat group. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "How missing 2-year-old Monroe girl was reunited with her family," 17 July 2019 The first responders found a red Chevy Suburban sitting on top of a silver Volkswagen, said Joe Hudson, Vancouver Fire Department spokesman. — oregonlive.com, "Dramatic crash leaves one SUV atop another in Vancouver," 15 July 2019 The patient attacked the second first responder with pepper spray, Hooley said. — Fox News, "Boston first responder stabbed many times by patient in ambulance before being rescued by colleagues: police," 11 July 2019 That just gives the first responders additional time. — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, "Former Cy-Fair ISD police chief speaks on the future of school safety," 5 July 2019 People said the first responders who went to Chernobyl were dying. — Sophia Moskalenko, Vox, "I was a child of Chernobyl," 2 July 2019 The first responders saw flames coming from behind an oven in the kitchen area of the restaurant, Hansen said. — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, "Faulty gas line attached to rotisserie oven to blame for fire, explosion in kitchen of Buffalo Grove Boston Market restaurant: Officials," 1 July 2019 Luis Alvarez was the 9/11 first responder who appeared before congress alongside comedian Jon Stewart. — Rebekah Tuchscherer And John Bacon, USA TODAY, "New York says goodbye to Luis Alvarez, heroic 9/11 first responder felled by cancer," 29 June 2019 Witnesses at the scene told the first responders that a man had gone underwater. — Emily Brindley, courant.com, "Divers pull drowning victim from Stafford pond," 23 June 2019

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