firefighter

Esther P.
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  1. firefighter
    a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
    Firefighters, often colloquially called firemen, are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations.
  2. rescuer
    a person who saves someone from harm or danger
    Firefighters, often colloquially called firemen, are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations.
  3. remit
    send in payment
    The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has created an increase in the skills needed in firefighting technology and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit.
  4. hazard
    an unpredictable phenomenon that causes a certain result
    The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has created an increase in the skills needed in firefighting technology and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit.
  5. skill
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has created an increase in the skills needed in firefighting technology and a broadening of the firefighter-rescuer's remit.
Created on Thu Sep 30 08:23:43 EDT 2010

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