Firefighter
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Firefighter [r]: A person trained in firefighting and, presumably, part of a firefighting organization; may be paid or volunteer [e]
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A firefighter is an individual specially trained to fight fires.[1]
Modern firefighters usually travel from their fire hall to a fire in fire engines.[1] Firefighters who fight marine fires may use a fireboat.
Forest fires may be fought by firefighters flying Water bombers, or by smoke jumpers - lightly equipped firefighters who are dropped by parachute so they can access and get ahead of fires so remote they can not be reached by road.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Herbert Theodore Jenness (2023). Bucket Brigade to Flying Squadron: Fire Fighting Past and Present. LEGARE STREET Press. ISBN 9781021649386. Retrieved on 2023-12-08.
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