How to Use first responder in a Sentence

first responder

noun
  • 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
  • The first responder got in the water just as the ATV was dragged from the pond.
    Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales speak to first responders in Southport.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The jobs themselves are a blend of first responder and cleanup crews.
    NBC News, 3 Sep. 2021
  • After her years as a first responder, she’s not used to the praise.
    Brittany McGee, ajc, 7 May 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
  • So many did door drops to neighbors or food banks, and first responders.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
  • These first responders put their own lives on the line every day, here at home and around the country when called.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Many of them, along with the current Mets in uniform, will wear first responder caps.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Sources say first responders rushed to his home on a call for a cardiac arrest.
    Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Anyone who is not a crewmember or first responder should stay off the roads.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2022
  • Thank you to the Secret Service and first responders for their brave and quick action.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
  • By the time first responders arrived, Chorman was already deceased, and the moose had left the area.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
  • The fine would be payable to the first responder on top of potential damages paid from a lawsuit.
    Taylor Romine, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Names of friends and colleagues appear together, as well as the crews of the four flights and first responder agencies and units.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
  • The first responders who arrived on the scene said Jayson likely died of a fentanyl overdose.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 June 2024
  • While many mayors hold coffee events with the public, the notion of adding the city’s first responder chiefs into the mix is unique.
    John Benson, cleveland, 30 June 2021
  • The bear was still considered a danger to residents in the area, as well as first responders.
    Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Weddle added that all first responders at the scene are safe and that both Gov. Beshear's office and the White House had reached out to offer support.
    Brie Stimson, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2024
  • There are days when the bus driver is the first responder to someone who's hurt, or hurting others.
    Star Tribune, 12 June 2021
  • Indiana will be sending 45 first responders from the task force as part of a search and rescue team.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Upon reaching the top, the firefighter hands the dog to another first responder, who places her on the ground.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Others say phones can serve as life-saving tools to alert first responders in the event of an emergency.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
  • And the proceeds go to the Robert Irvine Foundation to help those in need, like our first responders, firefighters, police officers, our men and women who wear the cloth of our nation.
    Demarco Williams, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

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