How to Say "firefighters" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “firefighters” is “bomberos” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Llamamos a los bomberos tan pronto como vimos el humo.
We called the firefighters as soon as we saw the smoke.
Los bomberos usan mucha agua para apagar el fuego.
The firefighters use a lot of water to put out the fire.
El equipo de bomberos de la ciudad es muy valiente.
The city's fire department team is very brave.
Masculine Plural for Groups
Even if the group includes women, 'los bomberos' is the standard plural way to talk about the fire department personnel as a whole. If you only mean female firefighters, you would say 'las bomberas'.
Confusing Singular and Plural
Mistake: “Hablé con un bomberos.”
Correction: Hablé con un bombero. Remember to use the singular form ('bombero') when referring to just one person.
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