firefighting

American  

[fahyuhr-fahyt-ing] / ˈfaɪərˌfaɪt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the profession or process of containing and putting out destructive fires.

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adjective

1. engaged, involved, or used in containing and putting out destructive fires.

firefighting British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the occupation of attempting to control and extinguish fires

   2. ( as modifier )

      firefighting equipment

2. the practice of reacting to urgent problems as they arise, as opposed to planning for the future

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firefighting

County Fire Department has bolstered its on-duty staff by about 100 personnel, and additional firefighting crews have been sent to Southern California by the governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fire Department’s own after-action report described major failures by high-ranking commanders in communication, staffing and basic wildland firefighting knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Drones have already been useful to firefighting even without AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

More than 3,300 firefighters took part in the operation, which officials described as the largest firefighting effort in modern French civil security history.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The black shapes of two firefighting hovercars zoomed past overhead, red lights flashing and sirens piercing her ears.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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