A group of people within a corporation or industrial site, organized for the purpose of putting out fires, usually in addition to their normal job.
An organization, often part of a local government, whose purpose is preventing and putting out fires.
A trained unit that can be rapidly deployed to deal with any difficult situation.
Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
A safety inspector in coal mines.
An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not.
A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.