How to Use dozer in a Sentence

dozer

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  • Crews were able to construct a dozer line near the city of Yreka to protect the structures.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Strike teams laid those dozer lines with fire hose and stood guard, often through the night, to prevent the fire from jumping over.
    — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • After stopping forward progress of the fire, Cal Fire canceled its call for dozers to respond to the scene.
    — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • At the same time, additional spot fires erupted along the dozer line west of the original spot fire.
    — Peter Rowe, latimes.com, 17 June 2018
  • The dozer had already been repainted and repaired, and Gieselman was fitting some of the more than 100 new hoses on the machine.
    — Shane Sanderson, kansascity, 26 July 2017
  • For the next several hours, teams will work to close off a control line between a safe dozer line on a ridge and the active fire still burning.
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Three dozers, 19 fire engines and four air tankers responded to the scene, officials said.
    — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The dozer is there because the Olympics need wide-open land on which to build stadiums, parking lots, swimming pools and media centers.
    — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 6 July 2020
  • Griego said they were stopped only by a fuel break, known as a dozer line, just behind Griego’s house, which his cousin had made with a small bulldozer just that day.
    — Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2022
  • As Payne topples junipers from his dozer and Stanley watches them dry from her porch, the region's drought deepens.
    — Anton L. Delgado, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
  • Other resources deployed: two dozers, one water tender, four Type 2 hand crews, four Type 1 hand crews and one camp crew.
    — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 24 July 2017
  • Dump trucks, excavators, dozers, motor graders and wheel loaders are all used.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Others require only some quick cosmetic work to smooth out sections scarred by dozer lines.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2021
  • There are 23 hand crews, 22 engines, nine water tenders, two dozers, and two helicopters involved.
    — Curtis Driscoll, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • On the ridgeline, a private dozer operator — at work on a construction project at a nearby winery — offered his help.
    — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Approximately 925 firefighters from all over the region, equipped with choppers, dozers and engines, have been battling the blaze.
    — Amanda Montell, Woman's Day, 3 May 2013
  • Crews continued to expand and strengthen containment lines Friday, and work to repair damage from hand and dozer lines was ongoing, Cal Fire said.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • Crews have been working on multiple fronts around the fire's massive perimeter to herd the flames around homes by building more dozer lines, clearing brush, raking pine needles and setting up sprinkler systems.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022
  • During the week, firefighters worked with the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative group that preserves the ranch, to build dozer lines and spray fire retardant around the property.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Crews battling a fire that threatens residential areas near Sister worked Friday night to build a direct line on the leading edge of the fire, with engine crews patrolling the area and dozer crews digging fire line, fire officials said.
    — Allan Brettman, OregonLive.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Firefighters are working to create a dozer line behind some homes in the area as well as a strong fire break northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, with southeast heavy winds threatening to push fires further into that city.
    — Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2022
  • The Assault Breacher Vehicle removes the vehicle’s turret and main gun and instead adds a mine plow, dozer blade, ordnance removal charges, and an explosive mine-clearing system.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2019
  • The dozer driver had been hired to demolish the house to make way for a parking lot, but the historical society was in negotiations with the Smithsonian Institution to save the Colonial building.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Resources are using a combination of hand and dozer line supported by water drops and fire suppressant to establish the remaining containment line.
    — oregonlive, 16 July 2021
  • Wildland firefighters have at their disposal more than 600 pieces of specialized equipment, including engines, water tenders and dozers.
    — David L. Bernhardt, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
  • At least 237 firefighters are continuing firefighting efforts Monday, using seven dozers and two helicopters, according to Cal Fire.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 25 June 2018
  • Firefighters study topography, current and forecast weather, regional patterns, dozer lines, aircraft availability and road closures, among other variables, before setting a backfire.
    — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Crews were able to construct a dozer line near the city of Yreka to protect the structures.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Strike teams laid those dozer lines with fire hose and stood guard, often through the night, to prevent the fire from jumping over.
    — New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • After stopping forward progress of the fire, Cal Fire canceled its call for dozers to respond to the scene.
    — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019

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