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  • noun Plural form of firefighter.

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Examples

  • Former Minneapolis Fire Chief Bonnie Bleskachek has been appointed - "made" is the term firefighters use - to the highly sought position of fire investigator.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • On Sunday, volunteer firefighters from the Fourmile Fire, Colorado's most devastating fire, in which 169 homes were lost, marched face-to-face with the community that wanted to thank them in person, shake their hand, wave hello, or give them a hug.

    Alexia Parks: Twitter and Facebook Led This Hometown Parade Alexia Parks 2010

  • Often called "the Olympics of firefighting," the Combat Challenge, which has 20 events a year featuring about 4,000 firefighters, is the brainchild of exercise physiologist Paul Davis.

    Grace Under Fire Mark Yost 2010

  • One note on this case ... one of the white firefighters is dyslexic.

    BREAKING: White firefighters win high court appeal 2009

  • Maybe it costs a little more to retain firefighters - the market economy at work?

    Fairfax Firefighters vs. Fairfax Police 2008

  • Thames Coastguard, Harwich RNLI lifeboat, Felixstowe Coastguard rescue teams, firefighting tug Brightwell, the RAF rescue helicopter from Wattisham and 15 Suffolk based firefighters from the National Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG) were all called into action to tackle the blaze.

    Boing Boing 2006

  • The five juvenile volunteer firefighters from the Stony Point Fire Company accused of arson have pled guilty, though to a misdeameanor instead of the felony charge of arson.

    Juvenile Arsonists Plead Guilty at cvillenews.com 2002

  • The five juvenile volunteer firefighters from the Stony Point Fire Company accused of arson have pled guilty, though to a misdeameanor instead of the felony charge of arson.

    2002 January archive at cvillenews.com 2002

  • One of the New York City firefighters from the Sept. 11 tragedy missing and presumed dead is Ken Marino, a huge Ken Griffey

    USATODAY.com 2001

  • She called firefighters and had to be rescued from her apartment, which police said was severely damaged in the blaze.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

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