Sentences with phrase «firefighters face»

This is what fellow firefighters face on the other side of planet.

Government spending cuts may become a matter of life and death, it was claimed last night, as it emerged that almost two million people could wait longer for cancer tests and up to 10,000 firefighters face the axe.

In the military, firefighters face unique challenges of needing to quickly and effectively respond to the risks posed by fires that could affect planes, machinery, and munitions.

The story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a unit of firefighters facing a momentous fire.

Not exact matches

Firefighters and police officers face life - threatening situations routinely as a fundamental part of their jobs.

assuming their state of mind is one of typical sanity and the extent of their knowledge being equal, I would posit that the firefighter who faces doubts and pushes past those doubts to fulfill his role as a firefighter is braver than the one that never faced those doubts.

Emily: Call me a Masshole if you must, but I have to go with Matt Parziale, who has certainly faced a whole lot more real - life pressure as a Brockton firefighter than he will on the first tee at Augusta.

The MP for Wyre and Preston North Ben Wallace has said that delays faced by firefighters responding to the Manchester Arena terror attack were «not key» to whether or not people received treatment, a minister has said.

At the same time, he praised McGrath's efforts to secure benefits for the families of firefighters who died on Sept. 11, calling him someone with an «honorable background and fresh face.»

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.

As a City Councilperson I need to do everything I possibly can to save the nearly 400 families of firefighters, teachers, police officers and teamsters that may be facing layoffs this coming budget year.»

NYC Council members reportedly are quietly plotting for a massive pay raise that will bring their six - figure salaries up to a whopping $ 192,500 — a 71 percent windfall — as cops face a proposed 1 percent hike, and firefighters will only see a 2.5 percent bump this year.

A Bronx jury's decision to award $ 183 million in damages to five New York City firefighters caught in a deadly 2005 blaze could face more legal wrangling, as the city's lawyers criticize the verdict and contemplate an appeal.

«Mayors are first responders, as much as firefighters and police officers, because they respond in terms of the voice and the face that deals with the public.»

The showdown with the fire department culminated in a City Hall press conference where, before an audience of reporters and grim - faced firefighters, Gallo announced that he had requested a State Comptroller's Office audit of the department, vowed to seek a new Chief from outside the ranks and implied that issues in the department went beyond the two sacked officials.

Because of them, the future generation of volunteer firefighters will not have to face cancer alone.»

Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, (R, C, I) candidate for Dutchess County Executive joined local fire officials Thursday night at the Millerton Fire Department to discuss the challenges facing firefighters and emergency services in Dutchess County.

De Blasio faced off against four long - shot challengers at the forum: businessman Michael Tolkin, police reform advocate Robert Gangi, former City Councilman Sal Albanese and Kevin Coenen, a retired FDNY firefighter.

Pension plans across the nation are facing shortfalls, with both corporate plans and those for public employees like teachers and firefighters owing more to retirees than the investment funds can possibly pay.

«Heroic firefighter who underwent most extensive face transplant is thriving: Surgical team continues to report milestones — including no episode of organ rejection.»

The stress encountered by firefighters is extreme at times and must be addressed in training if you are to be prepared to meet the challenges faced in the line of duty.

Police officers, firefighters, and others who face extreme stress and trauma on a regular basis can find peace in asana, breath, and affirmation.

With a screenplay by Gary Hawkins (THE ROUGH SOUTH OF LARRY BROWN), JOE is based on the novel by the late Larry Brown (Big Bad Love, Facing the Moon), the former Mississippi firefighter renowned for his powerful, gothic storytelling and universal themes of honor, desperation and moral rectitude.

With a screenplay by Gary Hawkins, JOE is based on the novel by the late Larry Brown (Big Bad Love, Facing the Moon), the former Mississippi firefighter renowned for his powerful, gothic storytelling and universal themes of honor, desperation and moral rectitude.

And while Brendan follows the familiar plot thread of the callow youth becoming a man, he faces conflict once he realizes that being a firefighter is turning him into the kind of absentee dad he swore he'd never become.

She's now faced with learning to budget on a fixed pension income: one from her late firefighter husband, another from her former career as an insurance broker, plus one each from Old Age and Canada Pension — altogether, $ 3,600 to maintain her house and fund an enjoyable retirement.

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In five years as an animal control officer, Orange County Deputy Sheriff Jeff Brown never came close to killing an animal.But Sunday afternoon, faced with no alternative, he shot and killed a 100 - pound German shepherd dog that was attacking him and six other deputies and firefighters answering a call reported as an attempted suicide in east Orange.The woman, who deputies and firefighters believed was trying to kill herself, had released the dog so that it would attack, according to sheriff's reports.

According to the firefighter, the dog, in terrible condition with hair loss and sores on his face, legs, and paws, had belonged to an elderly man who had died days earlier when his home was engulfed in flames.

If they lose the arm holding their gun they'll pause, bend down, pick up the gun in their other hand and continue their attempt to introduce bullets to your face They're implacable, making firefights with them sort of eery as they continue to advance toward you.

The standard Blitz mode is Domination on a drastically smaller map than normal while Firefight pits you in Blitz except you must face endless waves of increasingly difficult enemies.

Emergency Fire Response is a real - time strategy game that puts you in charge of a company of firefighters that must face some very dangerous, but very real, disaster situations.

Firefights feel intense and action - packed; while you'll be shooting, you'll also be managing your time manipulation powers by creating time shields to block bullets, freeze enemies and then run faster than time to go slap «em in the face.

Open clearings with sheer cliff faces and ample forested cover make this map ideal for snipers and long - range firefights.

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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.

The force of the explosion was so great that it blew out the entire face of the right side of the duplex, before causing a fire which was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

Consider, for instance, the difference between working in an office from 9 to 5, or being a firefighter who regularly faces life - threatening situations.