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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Should this fail, there is no way to open the doors from the outside, something that has cost lives as first responders have been unable to free occupants from burning Teslas.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Today, as Chief of Security at the University of Charleston and a doctoral researcher, Smith facilitates emotional intelligence training to law enforcement officers, first responders, and healthcare professionals.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Please join me in praying for our first responders and all involved.
—Jenna Sundel
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hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In the teaser, the Los Angeles sky fills with meteors barreling toward the city, and everybody's favorite first responders are ready for anything.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Today, as Chief of Security at the University of Charleston and a doctoral researcher, Smith facilitates emotional intelligence training to law enforcement officers, first responders, and healthcare professionals.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Please join me in praying for our first responders and all involved.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant
hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In the teaser, the Los Angeles sky fills with meteors barreling toward the city, and everybody's favorite first responders are ready for anything.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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