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🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji
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What does 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji mean?
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 displays a firefighter. It is commonly used to refer to actual firefighters and fire departments. Figuratively, the Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is sometimes used when describing something as “hot,” “lit,” or being “on fire.” In either case, it is often used alongside the Fire emoji 🔥 and/or the Fire Engine emoji 🚒.
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is also used along with the hashtag #InternationalFirefightersDay to show appreciation to firefighters on May 4, which is International Firefighters Day.
Where does 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji come from?
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 was added to Emoji 12.1 in 2019. If a platform supports combining emoji, it is created by combining the Person emoji 🧑 with the Fire Engine emoji 🚒.
On most major platforms, the emoji resembles a yellow-skinned individual wearing a brown firefighter uniform and a red helmet. On Google and WhatsApp, the uniform is red. The Apple and Samsung version of the emoji holds a fire ax and the WhatsApp version holds a fire hose. The Twitter version of the emoji has suspenders and lacks an emblem on the helmet. The emoji can be customized with a variety of skin tones or to more explicitly resemble a man or a woman.
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is used on the social media accounts of many fire departments. It is often used alongside status updates or fire safety advice.
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is also often used to show appreciation to firefighters, first responders, and emergency personnel. In this context, it is often used alongside the Police Officer emoji 👮, the Health Worker emoji 🧑⚕️, and the Construction Worker emoji 👷.
Examples of 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji
Who uses 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji?
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is used to refer to actual firefighters.
The local fire department just brought some holiday cheer to town! The big truck is decorated with colorful lights from bumper to bumper, playing cheery music, & blowing the air horn while driving slowly around town! Yay! 🧑🚒🌟🎄❄️🚒🎅🏼☃️
— Tisa Farrow (@tfboxcar) December 20, 2020
Our firefighters are working extra hard this season and doing an excellent job. Thank you 🙏🏽 🧑🚒👩🚒👨🚒
— ✨ K a t y ✨ (@katy_marie11) August 3, 2020
The Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is also used when metaphorically describing something as hot or on fire.
just set my electric kettle on fire making tea. 2020 is lit 🧑🚒
— gabriela barkho (@gabrielabarkho) January 2, 2020
This stuff is hot AF! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🚒🧑🚒🔥 pic.twitter.com/lEsj6wkmdr
— Kelly Hammond (@kellyahammond) October 6, 2020
On May 4, the Firefighter emoji 🧑🚒 is used to commemorate International Firefighters Day.
A special "THANK YOU" to Eppley Fire Rescue on this #InternationalFirefightersDay. We appreciate your dedication, commitment, & service! 🧑🚒 pic.twitter.com/W6CuovhEqH
— Eppley Airfield (@OMAairport) May 4, 2020
Note
This is not meant to be a formal definition of 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji like most terms we define on Dictionary.com, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of 🧑🚒 Firefighter emoji that will help our users expand their word mastery.