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first on scenelate arrival
Person appearing after expected
latecomer · straggler · bringing up the rear · delayed response
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Related — responder (One who replies); paramedic (Prehospital emergency caregiver); witness (One who attests); emergency · 911 · ambulance · firefighter · arrive · dispatch · triage · rescue · crash · accident
arrival orderfirst on scene ≠ late arrival Person appearing after expected; latecomer · straggler · bringing up the rear · delayed response
response rolefirst on scene ≠ backup Stored duplicate for recovery; reinforcements · support unit · second wave · cleanup crew
presence/absencefirst on scene ≠ no-show One who fails to appear; missing in action · unavailable
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/first_on_scene