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.

Example Sentences

The testimony and texts show that California State Parks’ initial concern when the fire broke out was whether the fire was on park land and whether firefighting efforts and equipment would harm federally endangered plants and artifacts.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents of west Altadena are escalating calls for answers and accountability a year after officials failed to issue their community timely evacuation alerts and deploy needed firefighting resources.

From Los Angeles Times

It took nearly two days to extinguish visible flames on board in a huge firefighting operation.

From Barron's

Ongoing litigation has suggested that Los Angeles Fire Department leaders limited their firefighting techniques to protect sensitive plants at the request of California State Parks, and investigations by The Times found that leaders ordered firefighters to leave the site even though it was still smoldering and subsequently covered up their mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into the causes behind the dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting efforts and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times