Sentences with phrase «firefighters respond»

Firefighters respond to emergency situations where lives, property, or land is in danger.

Will firefighters respond to a call from someone who has their head stuck in a clothes horse?

As the events of that day show, the anatomy of a disaster — whether a terrorist attack or an earthquake — can change in a flash, and lives often depend on how police, paramedics and firefighters respond to the changing conditions.

Firefighters responded to the report of a fire on the top floor of Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday morning.

More than 7,000 firefighters responded from across North America.

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.

Firefighters responded to the blaze about 5:45 a.m. Friday at a building in the 500 block of Duane Street and saw smoke and fire coming from its third story, the department said.

Broome County Sheriff's Deputies and firefighters responded to the crash around 2 o'clock this morning.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 4:29 AM to find the home engulfed in flames, the cause... Continue reading →

by Beverly Lowry A few weeks before Christmas in 1991, shortly before midnight, firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin, Texas.

40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was under control after nearly two hours.

«She was accused of running a «puppy mill» after 25 dogs, including newborn puppies, were found in kennels at her ex-husband's Hawaii Kai condo on May 7, 2003, by firefighters responding to a fire that broke out in the kitchen,» wrote Honolulu Star Bulletin reporter Debra Barayuga.

Charlotte firefighters responded to a house fire in north Charlotte Sunday morning.

Lakeside firefighters responded to a wildfire near a home on Highway 94 south of Potrero, Calif., on Monday.

This rule originated as a rule for professional firefighters responding to a negligently - started fire: the idea is that professional firefighters sign up to do a dangerous job, and letting them sue for hazards inherent in their job (they aren't called without a fire) is a bad idea.

Not exact matches

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.

Firefighters must respond to graphic and distressing incidents that can be hard to shake.

«We have to remind ourselves at the end of the day we did the best we could, we helped who we could,» said Lt. Frank Pekora, one of the first firefighter paramedics who responded to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14.

Asked if an override was possible about his thoughts on the bill, Silver responded, «I'm not going to be responsbile for losing a billion dollars in teacher layoffs or police and firefighter layoffs.»

The district is also home to many police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and construction workers who responded to the disaster and helped in the recovery.

New York state's highest court has ruled that a police officer and firefighter injured while responding to separate emergencies are not entitled to disability retirement benefits.

In response to criticism from the NYC SBA and firefighters unions for his use of graphic 9/11 images in ads, GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio's campaign responded by accusing AG Andrew Cuomo of «hiding» behind labor when it comes to the mosque.

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.

Thomas J. Foley was a Rockland firefighter who perished while responding to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

«Firefighters often respond to interior fires where cancer - causing substances are burning.

Lonnie Johnson, president of Local 280 of the International Union of Firefighters, said the union opposes the net reduction of one engine company and the cut in staffing levels, which he said could create problems when firefighters have to respond to multFirefighters, said the union opposes the net reduction of one engine company and the cut in staffing levels, which he said could create problems when firefighters have to respond to multfirefighters have to respond to multiple alarms.

Also at 10 a.m., Brooklyn BP Eric Adams honors 18 NYC firefighters for saving the lives of three children while responding to a fire in East New York on July 29, Brooklyn Borough Hall rotunda, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn.

New York City firefighters and emergency medical staff members together responded to 1.44 million medical emergencies last year, up from 1.03 million in 1996, according to department statistics.

«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.»

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.

Homer firefighters put their equipment to work Wednesday morning, responding at about 3 am to a reported

John P. Kelly, 51, a state Department of Transportation worker at the department's Region 8 Eastview Residency in Westchester County, passed away Sept. 6, 2010, while responding as a volunteer firefighter to the Tarrytown village manhole incident that also claimed Ruggiero;

• John P. Kelly, 51, a state Department of Transportation worker from Westchester County, passed away while responding as a volunteer firefighter to the Tarrytown Village manhole incident that also claimed the life of Anthony Ruggiero Jr., Sept. 6, 2010;

Fadipe said there was no casualty in the incident, however, firefighters from the Lekki Phase 2 and Onikan fire stations responded.

Firefighters from Mt. Upton Fire Department, Sidney, Bainbridge, Guilford, & South New Berlin responded, Chenango County Sheriff's Department reported that the 16 year old youth was unable to escape the fire, the name of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification.

The Falconer Fire Department was responding to a reported house fire on the 3000 block of Wilson Hollow Road at 7:14 a.m. when firefighters discovered the body, authorities said.

The FDNY received calls for the fire around 4:30 am and by 6:30 am over 160 firefighters had responded to subdue the blaze.

Marathon Firefighters and State Police responded to a train derailment in the Village of Marathon today.

On August 18, 2011, Hillcrest volunteer firefighters found Ognenoff dead in the living room when they responded to a fire at his Pomona apartment.

It requires employers to grant a request from a volunteer firefighter, or a member of a volunteer ambulance corps, for leave to respond to declared states of emergency.

When we are not responding to daily emergencies, we are working within the communities teaching the importance of fire safety, raising awareness to our charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Firefighters» Coats for Kids, and taking part in the political process ensuring that our local elected officials and our state legislators understand the importance of our profession and what it takes to ensure your safety.

Buffalo Police and Buffalo Firefighters joined crews from National Grid in responding to the scene.

------------------- A new state law bars employers in New York from firing volunteer firefighters, and members of volunteer ambulance squads, for taking time off from their jobs to respond to major emergencies such as hurricanes and snowstorms.

Firefighters from Bainbridge, Afton, Masonville & Sidney responded to the Frog Ponds Farm on State Highway 7, for a Structure fire reported at the doughnut shack.

Firefighters from Mt. Upton Fire Department, Sidney, Bainbridge, Guilford, & South New Berlin responded, Chenango County Sheriff's Department reported... Continue reading →

Some 22 percent of retired firefighters who responded on 9/11 were still suffering from PTSD some four and six years after the event, according to research published earlier this year in Public Health Reports.

Firefighting equipment at the reactor staged to respond to severe fires or explosions was not stored in hardened buildings because a severe fire and an earthquake «were not assumed to occur coincidentally.»

Blood biomarkers appear to be an early - warning signal for the accelerated loss of lung function and airway obstruction in firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center disaster, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Firefighters who responded in the first two days of the World Trade Center disaster and those who worked at the site for six months or longer are more likely to need sinus surgery than firefighters whose exposure to the site's caustic dust was less intense or shorter term, according to new research published in the American Thoracic Society journal Annals of the American ThoraFirefighters who responded in the first two days of the World Trade Center disaster and those who worked at the site for six months or longer are more likely to need sinus surgery than firefighters whose exposure to the site's caustic dust was less intense or shorter term, according to new research published in the American Thoracic Society journal Annals of the American Thorafirefighters whose exposure to the site's caustic dust was less intense or shorter term, according to new research published in the American Thoracic Society journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

TTCI / SERTC also has passenger scenarios, including buses and full - size railcars that can prepare firefighters to extract victims or licensed peace officers to respond to various threat scenarios.