How to Use first responder in a Sentence

first responder

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  • Many of the climbers wore a badge with the face of a first responder who died on 9/11.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2022
  • And that is very much how our first responders get through it in in real life.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Footage shot by Israeli first responders shows the corpse of a young woman who is naked from the waist down.
    — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The victim stayed conscious and alert while first responders worked to save him.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Cooper and three children were taken out of the home while more first responders made their way to the scene.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And then there’s this very grim moment when one first responder tells the, the patrolman or the the uh, um, trooper.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Sources say first responders rushed to his home on a call for a cardiac arrest.
    — Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The first responders were surprised that the family showed up.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Somers Fire Chief John Roache said at the press conference that by the time first responders arrived at the scene, the entire front of the house was covered in fire.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The bear was still considered a danger to residents in the area, as well as first responders.
    — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • When friends called 911 and first responders arrived, Chambers ran and was chased by police.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The same goes for military and first responder discounts.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Her brother, a first responder and firefighter, jumped into the water to fight off the shark and pull her to safety.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com, 4 July 2022
  • The Connecticut suit was brought by families of the children and teachers, as well as a first responder.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The family was able to exit the plane on their own before first responders arrived, Pape said.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • One of the escorts, who works as a first responder, had ordered tourniquets and bandages after the school shooting in Uvalde last month.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 July 2022
  • Gooden shot more than 100 rifle rounds at law enforcement and first responders, the BCA has said.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The hotel roof caved in around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, and first responders were able to put the fire out late Saturday morning.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In smaller cities and towns, those roles are often handled by the same person and might work within the same building as first responders.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 19 July 2023
  • Police and other first responders took life-saving measures, but the man, who has not been identified, died at the scene.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Elmore had left for college the next fall and followed his father into a job as a first responder.
    — Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Bernadette Frey, originally from the Philippines, is a first responder in Franklin.
    — Rashika Jaipuriar, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2022
  • When the terrorists attacked, Bob suited back up and, like so many brave first responders, raced toward the danger to save and search for others.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • When Brady and the other driver pulled over to exchange information, the driver heard first responders’ sirens and ran away, the statement said.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The girls were said to be in cardiac arrest when first responders got to them, and they were rushed to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where they were pronounced dead, the office said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The new program is expected to reduce first responder costs.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 July 2022
  • Chef Jeff Bailey and his daughter Gabriel have been offering free food to first responders from their Jamaican food truck.
    — Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The shooting sent dozens of first responders to the Northwest Portland facility and locked down the hospital for hours in a busy area filled with shops and restaurants.
    — oregonlive, 22 July 2023
  • After receiving a 911 call, first responders rushed to the scene and found the woman injured in the lower leg, authorities said.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The Bidens also met with first responders and were briefed by state and local officials about the ongoing response.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2023

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