Sentences with phrase «better in firefights»

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U.S. and Kurdish officials said the YPG's power on the ground and its readiness to attack are already well - known to the Islamic State militants, who are getting pounded in the Raqqa region by coalition airstrikes and firefights with YPG forces.

The university's contributions go well beyond funding, as evidenced by the affordable housing it provides for community residents; the program it sponsors to allow university staff to serve as volunteer firefighters in Princeton; the students who help staff the first aid and rescue squad; the auditing program it offers to community residents; the intellectual, cultural and athletic events it makes available to community residents; and it supports entities like McCarter Theatre and Garden Theatre.

Sherlock said he has friends who are firefighters and police, and in recent weeks he's been telling them all the same thing: «You guys have got to do a better job.

Better known to nightclubbers as ecstasy, the euphoria - inducing drug MDMA appears to alleviate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans, firefighters, and police officers, researchers said Wednesday.

So while it is all well and good to imagine that each of us has managers, exiles, and firefighters struggling to get along within ourselves, the transfer of those metaphors back again to the actual human population from which the metaphorical functions were borrowed in the first place only distorts reality rather than helping to explain it.

As a career firefighter in St. Paul, Minn., saving lives was part of his life, and so was keeping his fellow firefighters well fed.

Two firefighters were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in good condition, where they were treated and released.

The last RC car we'll mention in this list of best remote control cars for toddlers is a fire truck, perfect for aspiring firefighters.

Parenting is like firefightingYou put out one flame (diaper changes, tantrums, breaking dishes, starvation) while the other flames escalate (fighting over light sabers, punching brothers, running into the road with no pants in 4 degree weather, flooding the toilet, dumping apple juice all over the floor) and you can try the best you can but you are only 1 firefighter and you got 4 raging flames about to burn your house down and very rarely are all 4 flames extinguished.

After six days of searching, State Police said the Toronto firefighter assumed missing on Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks was found alive and well in California.

«Growing up working on a farm, drilling water wells, serving as a volunteer firefighter, I felt the frustration of working just to make ends meet,» Rhodes says in the spot, «So I'm running a very different type of campaign.

Drivers in New York now have to slow down and move over for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers as well as police and maintenance vehicles along roadsides.

«Gareth was born in Kingston, raised working on a farm along the Walkill River in Ulster County, graduated from Kingston High School, worked for a water - well drilling business and served as a volunteer firefighter in the district,» the memo stated.

The Suffolk County fire academy in Yaphank, used for training volunteer firefighters, is now on the state's Superfund list after water samples from monitoring wells detected contaminants that exceed federal health advisories.

Faso was never accused of a crime or personally held liable for the improper pension contact, but the Albany Times Union cited «a source close to the investigation» in reporting that «Faso arranged or tried to arrange meetings between the investment firm Kellner DiLeo & Co. and officials at the state Common Retirement Fund, as well as the teachers, police and firefighter funds.»

The police pension fund, in 42nd place, and the firefighters fund, 37th, didn't fare much better when it came to picking private equity firms, according to the analysis by Bison, a Boston analytics firm focused on the private markets.

Scholarships shall be awarded to any firefighter who is a member in good standing of a recognized volunteer fire company within the boundaries of Erie County and any member of a firefighters» immediate family (husband, wife, son or daughter) who are currently, or will be, attending an accredited institution of higher learning.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

James Coll, who works on the NYPD's tactics and rescue team, said the village would be better off naming the outdoor sports complex after recently slain officer Brian Moore, who grew up nearby, or a cop or firefighter from the village who died in the line of duty.

For the third year in a row, the state Committee on Open Government is calling for the repeal or overhaul of a controversial statute that blocks public access to the disciplinary records of police and correction officers, as well as firefighters.

In a statement she said analyzing this data may lead to new safety measures to better protect the safety of firefighters.

And, if they're in good standing, they'll be good firefighters on the job, something Steve DiPasquale — a 39 - year member of the North Amherst Volunteer Fire Department — notes as essential to Erie County.

The wells will give firefighters access to water in neighborhoods that don't have fire hydrants.

The provision in question (Section 209.4 of the state Civil Service Law, better known as the Taylor Law) provides for compulsory binding «interest arbitration» of contract disputes involving police and firefighter unions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

«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.

Five East Kingston firefighters stood at the back of the meeting room in full turnout gear, quietly listening to the discussion at a public hearing last week that might well determine the fate of their company.

Governor Cuomo is promising police and firefighters in New York City a better deal on their disability benefits, as a budget watch dog group warns against the proliferation of end of session bills that give union workers more benefits.

Traditional first - line checks of such heart disease risk factors as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking habits aren't nearly good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young firefighters, according to results of a small Johns Hopkins study.

A new grenadelike gadget — designed to quickly extinguish flames in small quarters, thereby limiting injury to victims as well as firefighters — is becoming an important part of firemen's arsenals.

The NIST study, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the federal Joint Fire Science Program, documented and assessed the chronology, behavior and outcomes of the fire, as well the firefighting activity against it.

They would then provide it in near real time to rescuers, who could better assess the structure and plan their firefighting and rescue activities.

I'm a firefighter and don't get great sleep - I do alot of what you already say in terms of lifestyle and eliminating blue light but what device (within reason) would be best to up the benefits of sleep while I'm at home.

So all I am asking is for you to remember those people in your prayers, as well as the firefighters who are dealing with the fire and the aftermath.

iam a very simple person iam a semi retired x firefighter paramedic I live my life simple and easy don't like drama iam very hounst respectful careing kind - hearted always ready to help anyone in need in my free time i really enjoy camping fishing hiking just love to spend as much time as i can outdoors i try and make the best of every day and minute god grant's me anything else you would like to know about me please feel free to ask and i will answer your questions as soon as i can thank you

I am 6» 6», i am in good shape, Firefighter, paramedic.

im a emt firefighter rescue squad and search and rescue, im looking for a good looking nice man that would like to be in the medical field like me someone i can relate to.

well my names erica, i'm 19 yrs old i love to have fun, im outgoing and fun to be around im in college taking classes to become a firefighter i love haning out watching movies and doing stupid fun things

I'm a full time firefighter, i'm 5» 10» and in good shape.

Im a firefighter in my hometown of bristol as well as a volunteer at the animal shelter.

We get to meet Kyle's best friend from home and fellow Marine Tyler (Luke Kleintank) with Tyler letting down Kyle when they get into a firefight resulting in Kyle's death and Max losing his best friend.

Director: Jaume Collet - Serra Cast: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Boyd Holbrook, Common, Genesis Rodriguez Plot: Drunk ex-hitman, Jimmy Conlon (Neeson) is forced to kill his best friend's son, to protect his own boy, starting up a deadly firefight in the city.

Naughty Dog succeeded in translating the energetic firefights that made the original Uncharted an instant classic into a well - rounded online multiplayer component in the sequel, and the result is a more complete package than its predecessor with added longevity.

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (Well Go USA) is about heroic firefighter Ja Hong (Cha Tae Hyun), who dies on the job and, in the afterlife, must stand trial in seven levels of hell to prove he's lived a noble life before he can reincarnate.

Based on the real Marcus Luttrell's 2007 best - selling account of the failed 2005 mission, the movie is at its best when it functions as a procedural in the field and during the firefights.

The Brook Park Firefighters» union will try to counter by stating that system that is in place works best and the city can afford to pay the extra $ 500,000 to keep emergency service as it currently is.

After Russell and DJ lose their firefighter fathers in a major fire, they try to cope with their private grief and the community's adulation of their dads, as well as a public backlash.

I am a mom of two incredible teen sons, wife to an awesome firefighter, daughter to a lovable dad, daughter to my Angel Mama (who used to be my reading partner in crime and also was my best friend!)

It started in the middle of the night, and by the time firefighters reached the scene, the hundred - year - old heritage building was well ablaze.

The technique isn't well suited for people in certain jobs, such as firefighters or boxers, because of their higher risk of eye trauma.