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firefighter
A man who is a member of a fire department and whose job is to put out fires and rescue people or animals from dangerous situations.
Der Feuerwehrmann stieg auf die Leiter, um die Katze vom Baum zu retten.
The firefighter climbed up the ladder to rescue the cat from the tree.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Feuer' (fire), 'Wehr' (an old word for defense or protection), and 'Mann' (man). So a Feuerwehrmann is literally a man who provides protection from fire.
Ein Feuerwehrmann muss körperlich fit und mental stark sein.
A firefighter has to be physically fit and mentally strong.
A 'Feuerwehrmann' (firefighter) is a person who works for the 'Feuerwehr' (fire department). The fire department is the organization responsible for firefighting and rescue.
Mein Nachbar ist seit zwanzig Jahren Feuerwehrmann bei der Berufsfeuerwehr.
My neighbor has been a firefighter with the professional fire department for twenty years.
Typical verbs that describe the work of a firefighter are 'ausrücken' (to respond to an emergency), 'im Einsatz sein' (to be on duty / deployed), and 'einen Brand löschen' (to put out a fire).
Sobald der Alarm losgeht, rückt der Feuerwehrmann mit seinen Kollegen aus.
As soon as the alarm goes off, the firefighter responds with his colleagues.
fire department
'die Feuerwehr' and 'der Feuerwehrmann' belong to the same area, but they do not mean the same thing. 'die Feuerwehr' is the organization or the whole group of people who help with fires and emergencies. 'der Feuerwehrmann' is one male person who works for or is a member of the fire department. Learners may confuse the words because both come up in the context of fires and rescue. Pay attention to the size: 'Feuerwehr' means the whole unit, while 'Feuerwehrmann' means one person.
Ein Feuerwehrmann trug das verletzte Kind aus dem Haus.
A firefighter carried the injured child out of the house.
Als Rauch aus der Küche kam, rief die Nachbarin sofort die Feuerwehr.
When smoke came from the kitchen, the neighbor immediately called the fire department.