Sentences with phrase «city firefighter who»

A funeral was held on Long Island for an Air Force master sergeant and New York City firefighter who was killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq.

A former city firefighter who has a disability pension for reduced lung capacity is an Ironman triathlete.

A retired New York City firefighter who wanted to meet Pope Francis breached security at Kennedy Airport Saturday, hours after the pontiff had left New York for Philadelphia, authorities said.

In addition to being a New York City firefighter who had once earned national attention for a heroic rescue mission, Foley was a model and actor who made it into major publications and earned roles as an extra in shows such as the Sopranos.

As mourners prepare to gather today to pay final respects to a New York City firefighter who died battling a fire in Harlem, officials said the cause of the blaze remains a mystery and that the fire - ravaged building must be torn down.

A group representing a New York City firefighter who survived the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks filed suit Wednesday seeking to nullify a ruling that cleared the way for construction of what's come to be known as the «ground zero mosque.»

The FDNY this week honored the hundreds of city firefighters who served overseas in World War I and II — with a special remembrance for the 43 Bravest who gave the battle their all.

New York City firefighters who retired this year were eligible for average pensions of $ 113,341 — a nine percent increase over the previous year, according to the Empire Center.

A Coral Springs police officer learned of the active shooter from city firefighters who were passing by.

Not exact matches

As mayor of Rochester, Duffy (who is the city's former police chief) is putting his foot down when it comes to overtime for police and firefighters.

There would, however, be a separate bill in which Cuomo seeks an agreement to allow some police officers, firefighters and members of the New York City Employees» Retirement System, which includes corrections officers, to qualify for enhanced accidental disability pension benefits, according to an anonymous administration official who spoke to the New York Times.

• Rick «Wall Street Lobbyio» Lazio's taxpayer bailout bonus... $ 1.3 million • One week of unemployment insurance for more than 3,000 unemployed New Yorkers who lost their jobs following the financial crisis... $ 1.3 million • Four average mortgages on homes that were foreclosed on during the financial crisis... $ 1.3 million • Starting base salary for 30 new New York City Police Officers... $ 1.3 million • Starting base salary for 30 new New York City Firefighters... $ 1.3 million • One year of SUNY tuition for 261 New York students... $ 1.3 million

The former head of the city firefighters union — who now runs the FDNY's pension fund — was arrested Wednesday for allegedly crashing his government car in Manhattan while drunk...

So let us today remember all those who died, including the British citizens and the heroic public service workers, the 343 New York City firefighters.

Firefighters who responded were inside when the second explosion occurred around 10:40 a.m. New Windsor Town Supervisor George Green said up to 35 people were being treated for injuries, including seven firefighters, most of them from the nearby city Firefighters who responded were inside when the second explosion occurred around 10:40 a.m. New Windsor Town Supervisor George Green said up to 35 people were being treated for injuries, including seven firefighters, most of them from the nearby city firefighters, most of them from the nearby city of Newburgh.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

The position previously was filled by Kory Hogan, a black man, who left the post in late April to become a city firefighter.

«I get to play a retired cop on a TV show now, but that's only because all the firefighters and police officers who are on the front lines every day who keep this city safe,» James said.

A former Stamford human resources director who was embroiled in a contentious battle with the city's professional firefighters two years ago is now up for the same job in Norwalk.

A former FDNY commissioner's son who resigned his EMS job in disgrace over his racist and anti-Semitic rants on Twitter has been hired as a city firefighter.

A Utica city firefighter / paramedic, who also is the fire chief's son, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination based on his gender and religious beliefs.

«We need to make sure that our firefighters are getting to emergencies as quickly as possible, and believe it or not, when these boots are wet or frozen, it slows our firefighters down,» said Crowley, who noted that the firefighter union had been calling on the city to fund additional boots for nearly 20 years.

«There are a lot of questions and issues right now and residents want good people taking part in it,» said Pinto, who has criticized the city's restructuring of its fire department and its decision to replace professional firefighters with paramedics.

All five people who spoke during a public hearing on Poughkeepsie's proposed 2013 budget urged city officials not to lay off any sanitation workers or firefighters.

The Syracuse firefighters union says the city is refusing benefits to a firefighter who had a heart attack after battling a blaze.

While officials say this funding is helpful, it won't save the jobs of a possible 12 firefighters who could be laid off this summer, and Newburgh City Manager Michael Ciaravino says that a long - term solution is needed.

Before the rally, which was organized by City Councilwoman Margaret Chin, FDNY Lt. Brian Forsyth, 44, who has been working at Ladder 8 for six years, said the proposed closures are demoralizing firefighters and endangering the public.

Grodenchik, a lifelong resident of Queens who had the backing of the county's Democratic Party, along with the United Federation of Teachers, the Uniformed Firefighters Association and the Transportation Workers Union, won with nearly 28 percent of the vote, according to the city's Board of Elections.

Unions rallied on the steps of City Hall to push for all police officers and firefighters who retire on disability to get 75 % of their final year's pay.

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It was a good week for firefighters, who agreed to a new contract with the city that will see pay rise by 11 percent over seven years, including retroactivity.

Conner, who retired as a city firefighter in 1995, has been an adviser and supporter of Miner's mayoral campaigns.

McCoy, 46, of Albany, is a former city firefighter and chairman of the County Legislature and Albany County Democratic Committee who was first elected executive unopposed in 2011.

Ron Kuby, who represents the United Firefighters Association, said the city code mandates...

Each and every one of you in this room who's thinking about being a mentor, can mentor the next mayor of the city, the next county executive, the next judge, the next D.A., the next school - superintendent, conflict defender, fire chief, police chief, firefighter - you name it.

And through it all, the pension costs for city workers — particularly for police officers and firefighters, who can retire early and draw on those pensions for decades — kept going up.

FDNY firefighters who were fired for allegedly racist behavior blasted the city for its «double standard» in hiring the ex-fire commissioner's son following his bigoted outbursts.

A former fire commissioner's son who resigned his EMS job in disgrace over his racist and anti-Semitic rants on Twitter has been hired as a city firefighter.

Light on blazes that need extinguishing, they are basically firefighters who are always ready to fight fires — but in this wet city, they also have to fight their own boredom.

State or local government workers (like teachers, city workers, police, firefighters, etc.) hired before March 31, 1986 and who participate in their employers» alternative retirement systems.

Canary footage led to the arrest of two burglars who broke into the home of this Kansas City firefighter.

But the city's action prompted white firefighters who scored well to file the lawsuit that eventually brought the case to the Supreme Court.

Once upon a time, firefighters who also are reservists claimed that the City of San Antonio, Texas, was violating their rights because of their military service.