How to Use firefighter in a Sentence
firefighter
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All the firefighters are gonna be here.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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News video showed dozens of firefighters at the scene.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
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Five firefighters have burns to the hands and face.
—Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Some of my best friends are firefighters.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Streets in the area were shut down while firefighters were on the scene.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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One tenant died on the scene as firefighters doused the flames.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Police said firefighters pulled out a man who had burns on his body.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
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That forced firefighters to carry their hose around the taxi to fight the blaze.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
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All the firefighters are going to be here.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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After about a half-hour, firefighters put out the blaze.
—Kendrick Calfee february 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2026
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That's not all firefighters have done at the building.
—Megan De Mar, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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The firefighters stayed overnight to ensure the area was safe, but the fire had burned its last.
—Faith Barton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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The heavy glass panes had to be broken for the firefighters to enter.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Tate said the blaze caused a small propane tank to explode while the firefighters were still at the scene.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
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How does the strongman training help on the job as a firefighter?
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 13 Apr. 2022
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Lewis Holt is working his first year as a firefighter trainee.
—Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2021
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The nine firefighters will be on the job starting in March.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Going back just a little bit, what even led you to get the firefighter job?
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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The firefighter was not part of the crew that discovered the girl's body.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 4 July 2021
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The fire was in a bedroom on the second floor of the house, firefighters said.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Then, the man films the flames on his iPhone as firefighters arrive.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
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The firefighters took three injured people out of the wrecked car.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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At least one fire spread to a business and caused damage, firefighters said.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
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This retired firefighter and bomb tech rose from the flames stronger, sassier, and ready to find a spark that lasts.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2025
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So much so, that Hall quit his job as a firefighter to pursue the sport full-time.
—J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2021
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Cruz, who had a full-time job as a firefighter and paramedic, could only take him so far.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Less than two hours after the firefighters left, the couple’s fears had come to fruition.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
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Twelve firefighters will be needed to staff the new station.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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