He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.
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Firefighting
Synonyms for "firefighting" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (8)
Related word relations
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More general
13 entriesactivityarmed conflictcareer fieldcombatcrisis managementdisaster responsedisciplineemergency managementemergency responseemergency serviceoccupationpublic servicesafety equipment
More specific
17 entriesblaze suppressioncrisis communicationextinguishmentfire inspectorfire marshalfirefighterfirehosegun battlehostile engagementincident commandindustrial fire suppressionindustrial firefightingportable extinguisherstructural firefightingstructure firefightingwildfire suppression
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
11 entriesaircraft firefightingfirefighting equipmentfirefighting gearfirefighting operationsfirefighting personnelfirefighting strategyfirefighting tacticsfirefighting techniquesfirefighting trainingurban firefightingwildfire firefighting
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Firefighting in Australia is becoming increasingly sophisticated.
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The K-MAX chopper is the largest of several remotely piloted firefighting aircraft to get a tryout this year for firefighting duty.
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I worked for a firefighting company.
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