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.
A stick burning, or with hot embers, at one end, taken from a fire.
A poker used to arrange coals, logs, etc., in a fire.
In traditional cultures, an implement used to start a fire by friction.
In traditional cultures, a smouldering stick used to transport fire from one place to another.