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FULL TIME FIRE FIGHTER [1 record]

Record 1 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Fire-Fighting Services
DEF

Person whose main occupation is that of fire fighting.

DEF

A full-fledged member of a fire department. A firefighter who has successfully passed his probationary period.

DEF

Paid firefighter, paid man: A full-time, paid firefighter, as distinguished from a volunteer.

DEF

Blue shirt: a paid professional firefighter, so-called because of the blue dress shirt worn with the uniform; distinguished from officers who usually wear white shirts.

OBS

Full time fire fighter : term and definition(b) standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Service d'incendie
DEF

Personne dont la principale occupation est celle de lutter contre les incendies.

DEF

Personne qui gagne sa vie principalement par l'exercice de la profession de pompier, assurant des périodes de garde dans un poste d'incendie.

OBS

Sapeur-pompier permanent : terme et définition (b) normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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