How to Use firefighter in a Sentence

firefighter

noun

• That forced firefighters to carry their hose around the taxi to fight the blaze.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
• One firefighter hit hot spots with a hose about 10 yards from the first of the cabins.
  — Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2021
• The names of the injured firefighters haven’t been released.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
• The fourth firefighter was pronounced dead at the scene.
  — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
• The heavy glass panes had to be broken for the firefighters to enter.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
• The roof did not collapse due to the fire, but firefighters did tear part of the roof off in order to contain the fire.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2023
• Less than two hours after the firefighters left, the couple’s fears had come to fruition.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• Volodymyr Taran, who has spent two years as a firefighter.
  — Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022
• The 23-year-old is an ex-cop, working part-time as a firefighter a few hours away.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• How does the strongman training help on the job as a firefighter?
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2022
• The sheriff's office said firefighters used a human chain to pass the presents to the deputies, who then placed them on dry land.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
• On Monday, a firefighter with a hand crew working on the blaze was struck by a rolling rock.
  — Brian J. Varela, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
• At one active fire, a firefighter had to break out the window of the Cruise car to stop it from running over a hose.
  — Heather Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Made up of parishioners and pastors in their best church clothes, the group linked arms and shielded the firefighters from a mob.
  — Elaine Woo, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
• The local outlet reported that the dog bit the firefighter, who swam out to the concrete beam to save the pup.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
• Andita threw the pitch to Rocky Wolfe, a firefighter from the central Texas city of Killeen.
  — Chron, 11 Sep. 2022
• McKerlie hit the deputy in the head with his cane and hit a firefighter in the armpit, according to the press release.
  — Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Feb. 2022
• Now, the city is ponying up to settle a lawsuit filed by the firefighter, Latosha Clemons, in April.
  — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021
• Once firefighters put out the flames, police found the remains of three adults and three children inside the home.
  — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 June 2023
• The girl poked the shark in the eyes and punched it before her brother, who is a firefighter, managed to fight the shark off and pull the girl onto a stranger's boat.
  — Arkansas Online, 3 July 2022
• These are all efforts to try and get more men and women into the firefighter.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 June 2022
• McCann’s death marks the third death of a firefighter while on the job in the last eight months, according to the firefighters union.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
• In Alameda, a firefighters and the Coast Guard responded to a boat in distress of the island’s shore.
  — Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
• Suber and the other firefighter entered and went to the upstairs bedroom, where Dave was thought to be, Gaeth said.
  — Caroline Silva, ajc, 6 Dec. 2021
• Alkins said the firefighter, who lives in the front half of the two-unit building, requested anonymity.
  — Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2022
• Tim Dawson smiled as a firefighter helped his son Theo, 3, spray the water jet.
  — Gary Gibula, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
• The firefighter lay unconscious in the frontyard of the burning home.
  — Brittny Mejiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
• Then, as rain pounded the riverbed, two firefighters appeared and pulled him to higher ground.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
• Cleanup efforts were expected to continue through the morning, the CHP said, though firefighters reported that diesel had been contained to the roadway.
  — Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
• Elijah Snow, an Arlington firefighter whose father died in the line of duty while the elder man was employed by the same department, was at the Royalton Chic to celebrate his 10th wedding anniversary.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025