Sentences with phrase «from city firefighters»

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

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Actor Steve Buscemi worked as a firefighter in New York City from 1980 to 1984, Salon reported.

Last year, the city of Eugene, Ore., barred Christmas trees from public property, then backed down a bit and allowed firefighters to put up a tree on Christmas Eve and Christmas.

The New York City Fire Department commissioner said he wants more than 50 percent of firefighters to be minority and 15 percent to be women in 12 years — a sharp uptick from current levels.

A New York City firefighter died today after falling from the roof of an apartment building in Queens, a Fire Department official said.

Retirement costs for city employees, including cops and firefighters, increased by $ 1.2 million from last year.

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.

Two Held in Kingsbridge Explosion as Thousands Mourn Fallen Firefighter by David Greene Thousands of firefighters from around the city paid their respects to a fallen comrade as police arrested the two men suspected of running the marijuana farm that exploded -LSB-...]

Before becoming mayor in the city where he grew up, he was chairman of the Albany County Legislature, a powerful figure in the county's Democratic machine, and was employed as a Cohoes firefighter from 1989 to 2015.

Executive Director Greg Mays, former Gov. David Paterson and an official from an organization of black city firefighters, Vulcan Society Inc..

The New York City Fire Department commissioner said he wants more than 50 % of firefighters to be minority and 15 % to be women in 12 years — a sharp uptick from current levels.

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.

Cuomo made a rare appearance at a rally, held by firefighters and police union members from New York City, to support their push for better disability benefits.

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.

State regulators blame the use of firefighting foams at Stewart Air National Guard Base for the contamination and, in response, have funded Newburgh's purchase of water from New York City and a new filtration system designed to eliminate PFOS from water.

The mayor said the city was required to follow Section 50 - a of the state's Civil Rights Code, which shields the disciplinary histories of police officers, correctional officers and firefighters from public view.

The city's Common Council may vote to allocate surplus tax money from Orange County to temporarily save the firefighters through December, but officials are looking for more sustainable solutions.

It is budget season in the city of Syracuse and as departments search for ways to tighten their belts, the Syracuse Fire Department has applied for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to offset the cost of 12 new firefighters for a two - year period.

Arbetter pointed out that some of the bills weren't released until 3 a.m., and there's been little explanation as to why New York City firefighters and police were excluded from the pension - reform measure.

Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo has estimated that failure to extend the temporary 1 percent sales - tax supplement, combined with Safety Net welfare and election costs, could cost the city upwards of $ 5 million and result in 20 to 40 layoffs, including cops and firefighters, from the city's workforce.

For more than 100 years, since the days of horse - drawn carriages, Buffalo firefighters emerged from a historic firehouse on Jersey Street to fight blazes on the city's West Side.

NEW CITY — The Rockland County community joined the New City firefighters in a race to the finish line to raise money for a firefighter recovering from a severe flu infection.

This particular firefighter arrived at the scene of the fire from Manhattan around 10:45 and said firefighters from across the city were constantly «changing shifts» throughout the morning.

From June 2002 through June 2013, Bloomberg oversaw the loss of more jobs from the ranks of the city's uniformed services than from any other sector — including police officers, firefighters and Department of Education workers, according to a report released Tuesday by the city's Independent Budget OffFrom June 2002 through June 2013, Bloomberg oversaw the loss of more jobs from the ranks of the city's uniformed services than from any other sector — including police officers, firefighters and Department of Education workers, according to a report released Tuesday by the city's Independent Budget Offfrom the ranks of the city's uniformed services than from any other sector — including police officers, firefighters and Department of Education workers, according to a report released Tuesday by the city's Independent Budget Offfrom any other sector — including police officers, firefighters and Department of Education workers, according to a report released Tuesday by the city's Independent Budget Office.

Before becoming mayor in the city where he grew up, he was chairman of the Albany County Legislature and was a Cohoes firefighter from 1989 to 2015.

Despite pleas from a passionate crowd, the Oswego Common Council approved a budget Monday night that will eliminate 16 firefighter jobs and a city department next year.

According to filings at the State Board of Elections, a fund titled «Rivera CFB Fund» received more than $ 19,000 from political action committees across the city, including the Uniformed Firefighters Association, 1199 and the Correction Officers» Benevolent Association, among others.

Fire department cuts emerged as the most controversial element of Miner's proposed $ 298.8 million city budget, prompting a series of protests from firefighters and their supporters.

The strategy sparked protests from firefighters, neighborhood groups and several city councilors.

A New York City firefighter died early Friday battling a fierce blaze on a movie set after getting separated from his fellow firefighters in the thick smoke.

At Wannado City, kids from two to 14 years old can try on grown - up professions for size (and the costumes that go with them) from detective to doctor, firefighter to fashion designer.

The all - black paintings coincided his compulsory retirement from his «day job» as a New York City firefighter.

With that in mind, dozens of volunteer firefighters from several cities were called in to undertake what is perhaps their most unusual rescue operation: watering a 1,000 - year - old tree.

In one Midwestern city, eco-friendly initiatives saved enough money to save a firehouse from closure and a dozen firefighters from unemployment.

Laranja points to a case from 2014, Toronto (City) v. Toronto Professional Firefighters Association Local 3888, (Bowman Grievance), where the arbitrator upheld the with - cause dismissal of a firefighter for off - duty conduct regarding derogatory tweets.

Hours after a fire tore through a 50th floor apartment inside Trump Tower in New York City on Saturday, details began to emerge about a resident of the building whom firefighters pulled from the...