Meanings
- A firefighter with breathing apparatus who enters smoke-filled rooms and buildings (to search, rescue, and extinguish).
He wasn't just satisfied to be a firefighter, he [became a] smoke diver as well. He also wanted to be a fire chief.
2006, Hazel Hoffman Wall, Cracker Girl3 more examples
Secondly, the fire detectors will immediately call the fire extinguishing crew who have at their disposal smoke diver equipment and extinguishing material.
1952, Ingeniørvidenskabelige skrifter, page 62This was one of three drills experienced firefighters from across the nation had to complete Tuesday as part of a weeklong training course to become certified as smoke divers.
2012 November 14, Joy Lukachick Smith, “Rigorous Smoke Diver training challenges firefighters in Dalton”, in Chattanooga Times Free PressA smoke diver is considered an “interior attack firefighter” specially trained to carry out rescues and extinguish flames while wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus.
2020 July 23, Mark Webber, “Smoke Diver: Gruner completes challenging course in emergency response and disaster training”, in The Republic
Translations
Danish røgdykker
- røgdykkertype of firefighter
Finnish savusukeltaja
- savusukeltajatype of firefighter
Norwegian Bokmål røykdykker, røkdykker
- røykdykkertype of firefighter
- røkdykkertype of firefighter
Swedish rökdykare
- rökdykaretype of firefighter
Cite this entry
smoke diver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20diver
“smoke diver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20diver. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoke diver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20diver.
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