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smoke diver

smoke diver noun: a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).

Noun

smoke diver

  1. A firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).
    • Secondly, the fire detectors will immediately call the fire extinguishing crew who have at their disposal smoke diver equipment and extinguishing material.1952, Ingeniørvidenskabelige skrifter, page 62
    • He wasn't just satisfied to be a firefighter, he [became a] smoke diver as well. He also wanted to be a fire chief.2006, Hazel Hoffman Wall, Cracker Girl

Examples of smoke diver in a sentence

  • This was one of three drills experienced firefighters from across the nation had to complete Tuesday as part of a weeklong training course to become certified as smoke divers.2012 November 14, Joy Lukachick Smith, “Rigorous Smoke Diver training challenges firefighters in Dalton”, in Chattanooga Times Free Press:
  • A smoke diver is considered an “interior attack firefighter” specially trained to carry out rescues and extinguish flames while wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus.2020 July 23, Mark Webber, “Smoke Diver: Gruner completes challenging course in emergency response and disaster training”, in The Republic:

Questions about smoke diver

What does smoke diver mean?
Smoke diver means a firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).
How do you use smoke diver in a sentence?
This was one of three drills experienced firefighters from across the nation had to complete Tuesday as part of a weeklong training course to become certified as smoke divers.
What part of speech is smoke diver?
Smoke diver is a noun.

Words near smoke diver in the dictionary

  1. smoke damper
  2. smoke deflector
  3. smoke deflectors
  4. smoke detector
  5. smoke detectors
  6. smoke diver
  7. smoke diving
  8. smoke dope
  9. smoke eater
  10. smoke eaters
  11. smoke explosion

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