rökdykare

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Firefighters wearing SCBA and protective gear about to enter a smoke-filled room during an exercise.

Etymology

Compound of rök (smoke) +‎ dykare (diver). First attested in 1937.[1] Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk røykdukkar, røykdykkar, Danish røgdykker.

Noun

rökdykare c

  1. A smoke diver; a firefighter with breathing apparatus and protective gear who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).
    • 2023 April 11, Julius Viktorsson, Julius Viktorsson, “Brand i trapphus på Möllevången – rökdykare fick sättas in [Fire in stairwell on Möllevången - SCBA-wearing firefighters had to be deployed]”, in Sydsvenskan:
      Larmet kom 12.32. enligt räddningstjänsten har ett trapphus på Claesgatan fyllts med svart rök och rökdykare har gått in i byggnaden. Fastigheten har inte behövts evakueras.
      The alarm came at 12.32. according to the emergency services, a stairwell on Claes Street has been filled with black smoke and firefighters wearing SCBA have entered the building. The property has not had to be evacuated.
    • 1987 August 22, Dagens Nyheter, quoted in Språkbanken, Korp:
      Från och med januari förra året gäller regeln att om en sådan här byggnad är över två våningar hög skall brandkår och rökdykare kunna vara på plats inom tio minuter.
      As of January last year, the rule is that if a building like this is over two stories high, must the fire department and firefighters wearing SCBA be able to be on the scene within ten minutes.
    • 1942 March 30, Dagens Nyheter, page 13:
      [] brandbilar och en rökdykarbil på platsen, och rökdykare med - syrgasapparater []
      fire trucks and a smoke diver truck at the scene, and smoke divers with - oxygen apparatus
    • 1936 October 10, Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, page 8:
      [] som omvärvdes av lågor. I släckningsarbetet deltogo även s. k. rökdykare []
      which was engulfed in flames. So-called smoke divers also took part in the extinguishing work

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