1808 xi. 50 The fire-department..shall consist of a chief engineer, and as many other engineers, fire-wardens, fire-engine men, hose-men, and hook and ladder-men, as are or may..be duly appointed.
1882 Nov. 596/1 ‘I'll summon the hose-man, who was on the ladder.’ A smoke-begrimed man, whose clothes were dripping wet, soon made his appearance.