first responder
noun
: a person (such as a police officer or an EMT) who is among those responsible for going immediately to the scene of an accident or emergency to provide assistance
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When the pair was able to get out of the home around 1:30 a.m., Cue said neighbors were yelling and helping get people out of the rubble until first responders arrived.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Witnesses told Hawaii News Now that the surfer was brought to shore by surfers where first responders administered aide.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The morning after, first responders found Smith in his Farmersville, Illinois, home with a bullet lodged in his brain.
—Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said first responders descending on the scene found a man's body and Andrade's ID.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Witnesses told Hawaii News Now that the surfer was brought to shore by surfers where first responders administered aide.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
The morning after, first responders found Smith in his Farmersville, Illinois, home with a bullet lodged in his brain.
—Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said first responders descending on the scene found a man's body and Andrade's ID.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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