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forest firefighter

American  
[fawr-ist fahy-er-fahyt-er] / ˈfɔr ɪst ˈfaɪ ərˌfaɪt ər /

noun

forest firefighters plural
  1. a firefighter who works to control or put out forest fires.


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Mr. Throop, 35, is a smokejumper, a forest firefighter who parachutes to locations otherwise difficult to reach.

From New York Times Oct. 7, 2018

Dramatic footage of a rare “fire whirl” filmed by a Canadian forest firefighter has shown the intensity – and danger – of the record blazes that engulfed much of western Canada this summer.

From The Guardian Sep. 18, 2018

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