Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pompier
"fireman's scaling ladder," French, literally "fireman," from pompe "pump" (see pump (n.)).
Wiktionary
pompier
n. A pompier hook
Usage examples of "pompier".
Vladimir indicated a little knot of men dressed in the bedraggled uniforms of the Sapeurs Pompiers, who were watching the march of triumph with sullen, scowling faces.
Un camion dei pompieri e due auto della polizia bloccavano l'ingresso della stazione di King Cross.