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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Example Sentences

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firefighting

The company will pay $7.35 billion over nine years to plaintiffs who have made personal injury claims related to firefighting foam that contained PFAS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

"We need to start taking wildfires as seriously as the continent has done," he said, raising issues such as a lack of firefighting aircraft.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Watch Duty exploded in popularity by providing up-to-the-minute firefighting updates, fire perimeters, and on-the-scene reports to people previously stuck navigating a fractured system of emergency alerts that gave minimal information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Spokesman Kurnia Ramadhana said more than 72,000 people had been deployed in firefighting operations, as well as over 2,100 doctors and health workers, and 5.3 million masks had been distributed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Arrangements were being made to bring summer firefighting equipment, stored for the winter in Anacortes, back to the island today.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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