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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Bystanders helped the victim until first responders arrived, the local outlet reported.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Rivera-Lopez is facing charges including battery, criminal mischief, grand theft, resisting an officer without violence and two counts of assault on a first responder, court records show.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Officials shared with the outlet that first responders were dispatched to the location after receiving a call about a woman suffering burns to her hand.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Students studying at tech colleges to become first responders could get their tuition and materials reimbursed under another new law.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Rivera-Lopez is facing charges including battery, criminal mischief, grand theft, resisting an officer without violence and two counts of assault on a first responder, court records show.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Officials shared with the outlet that first responders were dispatched to the location after receiving a call about a woman suffering burns to her hand.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Students studying at tech colleges to become first responders could get their tuition and materials reimbursed under another new law.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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“First responder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20responder. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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