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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Video shared with the Miami Herald of the rescue shows the backyard swarmed with first responders.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Volusia Valor Days returns for its third free annual event Saturday and Sunday with more than 40 working military vehicles, including tanks and artillery, living history displays, veterans’ organizations, first responders and more than 100 battlefield reenactors.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
There is also a special homestead exemption for spouses of armed forces members or first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The health department’s $27,590 grant will go toward a variety of programs, including deploying AEDs and for an app for first responders to be alerted whenever there’s a cardiac emergency going on so the nearest first responder can get there as soon as possible.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Volusia Valor Days returns for its third free annual event Saturday and Sunday with more than 40 working military vehicles, including tanks and artillery, living history displays, veterans’ organizations, first responders and more than 100 battlefield reenactors.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
There is also a special homestead exemption for spouses of armed forces members or first responders killed in the line of duty.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The health department’s $27,590 grant will go toward a variety of programs, including deploying AEDs and for an app for first responders to be alerted whenever there’s a cardiac emergency going on so the nearest first responder can get there as soon as possible.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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