first responder
noun
: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
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A relative performed CPR on the infant for five minutes before first responders arrived, per the medical examiner.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
North Carolina first responders are working to establish containment lines across a 500-acre blaze in Polk County, where an evacuation order still remains in effect on Monday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
As to the fires, the Los Angeles Fire Department first responders were brought on to be saluted, and to tell some jokes of their own.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
In response to the incident, Wu offered condolences while thanking first responders for their actions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
North Carolina first responders are working to establish containment lines across a 500-acre blaze in Polk County, where an evacuation order still remains in effect on Monday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
As to the fires, the Los Angeles Fire Department first responders were brought on to be saluted, and to tell some jokes of their own.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
In response to the incident, Wu offered condolences while thanking first responders for their actions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first responder
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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