Sentences with phrase «by firefighters who»

Many of the fires were caused by firefighters who used dynamite to demolish buildings to create firebreaks, but only made matters worse.

Not exact matches

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.

Forecasters predict wind gusts to become more intense by Saturday night, challenging the 8,700 firefighters who have been battling the fast - moving blazes for five days.

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.

The gop has alienated so many people from so many walks of life that the only voter represented by them will be a 50 year old white man who mistrusts minorities and women and unions and non christians and seniors and government employees and teachers and librarians and nurses and postal workers and immigrants and firefighters and I have probably left out quite a few of you who they have managed to insult this past year.

In the World Trade Center and near it there were 2 606 persons, including: 1 762 residents of New York 1 402 persons in Tower 1 674 residents of New Jersey 658 employees of Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. 614 persons in Tower 2 355 employees of Marsh Inc. 343 firefighters 175 employees of Aon Corporation 37 Port Authority police officers 23 police officers 2 paramedics 1 firefighter was killed by a man who jumped off the top floors

The video will be used by London Firefighters and the Brigade's Education team as part of their fire prevention outreach work, teaching children in foundation year classes (Nursery, Reception and Year 1) about the people who help us.

Three FDNY firefighters who survived the infamous Black Sunday tragedy more than a decade ago and the families of two Bravest who died were awarded $ 183 million by a Bronx jury.

Firefighters, who were at the Capitol today to lobby for two priority bills, say that like local governments they are hindered by a 2 percent property tax cap and are increasingly running the risk of slashing EMS services if the money to pay for services isn't there.

Last but not least, Liz Crowley, who is rumored to be a spoiler in the race to detract from Lancman's electoral base, was endorsed by the Uniform Firefighters Association on Thursday in front of Bayside Engine Company 306.

A man who lost two children in the bombings told the BBC that police officers investigating phone hacking had warned him that their contact details were found on a target list, while a former firefighter who helped rescue injured passengers also said he had been contacted by police who were looking into the hacking allegations.

Golden, who has represented the 22nd Senate District (Bay Ridge - southwest Brooklyn) since 2002, was recently endorsed by both the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Uniformed Firefighters Association.

A bill that would provide health care benefits to volunteer firefighters who have certain types of cancers was approved on Sunday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

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

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a bill introduced by Rep. Chris Collins, a Clarence Republican, that would create a national registry of firefighters who get cancer.

At 1 p.m., DNY Battalion Chief Jake Lamonda and Uniformed Fire Officers Association officials and first - responders who are battling a variety of 9/11 related illnesses will discuss the historic vote by Congress to benefit sick ground zero workers and firefighters, 125 Maiden Lane, 6th floor, Manhattan.

The change was confirmed by Councilman Brad Lander, who has been briefed by the administration, as well as Steve Cassidy, president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association.

Parks patrol officers were assisted by firefighters from the Niagara Falls Fire Department who helped transport the body to a landing zone.

Mr. Cuomo believed he could get the votes to pass a gun control measure in the Senate, but any doubt was erased by a Dec. 24 ambush in Webster, near Rochester, in which a lone gunman set fire to a car and his house, then killed two firefighters who responded.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

It's the latest in a series of union endorsements won by Mitchell, who also has the support of firefighters unions, Local 139 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Service Employees International Union Wisconsin State Council and other labor groups.

The addresses used by Drew's campaign included those of police officers and firefighters, who are granted protection under state law from having their home addresses disclosed.

Under a new law that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed on the 16th anniversary of 9/11 this year, municipalities can get reimbursed by the state for the money they spend on sick leave for any firefighters who assisted in the rescue efforts at ground zero.

The case stems from a 1998 incident when two firefighters and a cop were fired by then - Mayor Rudy Giluliani, who called their actions «bigoted» and vicious.»

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.

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.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The Supreme Court's conservative majority expressed varying degrees of concern Wednesday over a civil rights case brought by 20 firefighters, most of them white, who claim reverse discrimination in promotions.

Today, most fire behavior predictions rely largely on the «pure experience» gained by firefighters and managers who have fought blazes for years, Dr. Mahalingam says.

Noise may even contribute to violence, says Bronzaft, recalling the recent case of a firefighter in Cleveland who was kept awake by firecrackers one Fourth of July night.

If you read the book «Engine 2» by Rip Esselstyn, there were some formerly - omnivorous firefighters who adopted a purely plant - based diet who had very significant drops in cholesterol.

Created by The Job's Peter Tolan and Denis Leary, who also stars, Rescue Me could do for firefighters what «NYPD Blue» did for cops: strip them of myth while celebrating their humanity.

Eventually, a full - blown firefight breaks out among the gridlock, and Villeneuve somehow manages to make it appear at once surgical (from the perspective of hitman - for - hire Benicio Del Toro) and chaotic (as experienced by Kate, who can't believe this is happening in a sea of innocent civilians).

In a firefight he is killed, the death reported in the usual Marine style by a pair of officers» trip to the young man's parents, who decide to adopt the dog that was loved so much by their deceased son.

«Only the Brave» devotes the first half of its 2 hour, 15 minute runtime to allowing us to get to know these three and a few other main characters: firefighter Chris (Taylor Kitsch) and Eric's superior Duane (played by Jeff Bridges, who even does a bit of singing in the film).

Directed by Tron: Legacy and Oblivion helmer Joseph Kosinski, the film revolves around one unit of local firefighters who battled the Yarnell Hill wildfire in 2013 to tragic results.

(k) A police officer, a firefighter, or a member of a rescue squad, search and rescue squad, first response team, or ambulance corps who is accompanied by a service dog shall be permitted in any place of public accommodation, and the service dog shall be permitted to stay with its master.

In December 2015, a dog dubbed «Tailboard» was taken in by a group of Corpus Christi Professional Firefighters — Tailboard, who was rescued from a Texas animal control agency, wound up becoming the unofficial mascot for Fire Station 14.

(a) In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, any animal control officer, animal cruelty investigator appointed under G.S. 19A - 45, law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad worker, who has probable cause to believe that an animal is confined in amotor vehicle under conditions that are likely to cause suffering, injury, or death to the animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or under other endangering conditions, may enter the motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person responsible for the animal.

A blind and deaf cocker spaniel who fell into a 40 - foot - deep well in Maryland was rescued by firefighters and is reportedly doing fine.

Well, gruesome depending on who you ask, but seeing a thrashed Dubai covered in sand, blood, firefights and way more soldiers hanged by the neck from street lights than we care to count to the sound of «Rooster» by Alice In Chains playing in the background... well, that might be considered gruesome to some.

Yet, players who allow themselves to become immersed in Rage's foreboding environments and tense firefights are destined to be delighted by one of the year's most gratifying first and third - person experiences.

-- so firefights can usually be determined by who gets the drop on who.

Furthermore, the winner of firefights on foot can usually be determined by the player who is more fluent in map traversal, whizzing around other players and confusing them.

Granted the map are over all pretty well made by 343 Studios, the price is a little steep, I mean if you are some one who only plays online, you're getting just 2 maps or maybe you only like to play firefight, then you are just getting 1 map.

Williams comments on this New Jersey case involving a lawsuit by a former town council member against NJ.com, who posted several anonymous and derogatory remarks about a firefighter involved in litigation against the town.

From a firefighter who lost his leg after being knocked off his bike by another road user, to a young motorcyclist who suffered a major head injury after being hit by an uninsured driver, Thompsons Solicitors» road traffic accident experts, located across the UK, have helped thousands of bikers to secure compensation for their injuries.

-- A person who falsely assumes or pretends to be a firefighter, sheriff, officer of the Florida Highway Patrol, officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, fire or arson investigator of the Department of Financial Services, officer of the Department of Financial Services, officer of the Department of Corrections, correctional probation officer, deputy sheriff, state attorney or assistant state attorney, statewide prosecutor or assistant statewide prosecutor, state attorney investigator, coroner, police officer, lottery special agent or lottery investigator, beverage enforcement agent, or watchman, or any member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review and any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission, or any personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such, or to require any other person to aid or assist him or her in a matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, commits a felony of the third degree,

HB 2417 / SB 2414 takes the existing language from the state's veterans treatment court statute (T.C.A. § 16-6-101 — § 16-6-106) and replicates it, replacing the word «veteran» with «first responder», defined as «paid, full - time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel who are employed by the state or a local government in this state.»

This tragedy was compounded by another death; a local firefighter was reportedly killed in a motor vehicle accident while driving to the fire, the victim of an alleged drunk driver who now faces charges.

When she left her basement apartment to investigate the smell, she was greeted by a firefighter in the hallway who was as surprised as she was.