Sentences with phrase «from volunteer fire»

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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.

«The brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day and volunteer to keep our communities safe should not be burdened with unexpected medical bills from illness they received while on the front lines of fire emergencies,» said Sen. Joe Griffo, the GOP sponsor of the bill.

As day turned to evening, the only new bill introduced in both chambers was legislation that would prohibit an employer from firing employees who missed a shift or was late because they were responding to an emergency in their capacity as a volunteer emergency services worker.

Volunteers from throughout Rockland County called in to tame Orangeburg fire added by dskriloff on November 14, 2013 View all posts by dskriloff →

years; exempts vehicles owned by firefighter first responders used in the performance of duty from motor vehicle registration fees and vehicle use taxes; authorizes local volunteer fire companies and ambulance companies to offset the cost of health insurance for their volunteers through the use of funds collected from a 2 percent fire insurance premium tax from out - of - state insurers; allows fire companies to select up to three candidates to participate in the state's college tuition assistance program, known as Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarships; and directs the state Higher Education Services Corp. to create a volunteer recruitment service college loan forgiveness program.

Volunteers from neighboring fire departments ranging from Nyack and New City to Congers and Pearl River were soon called in to assist with manpower and equipment at the bottom of the mountain.

Senator Joseph A. Griffo said, «The brave men and women who put their lives on the line every day and volunteer to keep our communities safe should not be burdened with unexpected medical bills from illness they received while on the front lines of fire emergencies.

Friedel, who noted having grown up in town and years of volunteer service from the time he joined the Olive Fire Department at age 16, was the first to introduce himself.

------------------- 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.

The fire was discovered at about 1:15 p.m. on Thursday behind Nice Pak Products along Greenbush Road and firefighting efforts soon scaled up to become a regional effort that included volunteers from throughout Rockland County and received aid from fighters from Westchester, Bergen and West Point.

With $ 25,000, help from volunteers, donations of equipment — and despite a fire that nearly destroyed the observatory while it was under construction — «first light» (the first time a telescope is used to make an astronomical observation) was achieved in early 2000.

Needless to say, I was fired from my volunteer job.

Young and old alike from all walks of life volunteer at animal shelters, manage feral cat colonies, campaign on behalf of cat welfare, solicit funds for local fire departments to purchase pet oxygen masks, and more.

Here are the first group of North Bay Fire rescues from Napa Shelter via Hayward Animal Shelter Volunteers.

Together with the San Diego Humane Society and its volunteer team, Animal Rescue Reserves, the Department of Animal Services was instrumental in transporting 850 evacuated horses to the Del Mar Fairgrounds and rescuing various animals from the fire, including two pygmy goats, nine rabbits, a parrot, chicken and pig.

Ghetto Rescue FFoundation (GRFF) is a group of police, fire and civilian personnel who volunteer their free time to save abandoned, injured and neglected dogs from Los Angeles» streets and in Los Angeles city shelters.

We do know that prospective employees are prescreened for their support of No Kill, and I personally know an individual who many years ago was fired from PETA immediately after saying that the video he was just shown that claimed No Kill resulted in hoarding and abuse was not correct, since he had volunteered at the San Francisco SPCA when it was the crown jewel of the No Kill movement and knew firsthand the high quality care it was offering.

• As fire progressed: Fielded outpouring of emails and phone calls from people wanting to foster; coordinated volunteers to aid in responding to phone messages and get more information from callers; created files to organize all the specific information we were receiving and to pair animals with best suited fosters as crisis evolved.

From her early volunteer work with the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley, helping stranded pets during local San Francisco Bay area floods and fires, to her recent full - time job as director of Emergency Animal Rescue Services (a nationwide Red Cross-type program for animals), Crisp's dedication and determination are undaunted.

Mr. Morse, a retired Rescue Captain with the Providence, RI Fire Department, adopted Mr. Wilson from an Arkansas animal shelter, thanks to the combined efforts of Friends of Homeless Animals RI, Alpha Pet Transport, and a network of volunteers.

At Kibby on the Canadian border, for example, the nearest fire truck is with the volunteer fire department in Carrabassett Valley, about an hour from the access road.

Two weeks ago 127 ATVs from a club in the next county tore up our roads on a «poker run» fundraiser for a local volunteer fire department.

As the Luftwaffe turned from RAF airfields to the city centers of southern England, Guy would volunteer again, this time as a «fire - watcher.»

Highlights from her volunteer experience include responding to the CN rail derailment, the big fire that jumped the highway and helping STARS land several times (this was during its infancy.)

In the first two weeks after the column debuted 14 years ago, Dimiceli says he received 750 letters from people either seeking help or offering to volunteer, including teachers, police officers, fire officials, and other community service organizations.

and from one of my monthly MERV»S COMMENTS: The volunteer firefighters non-refundable tax credit is available to any volunteer firefighter who serves at least 200 hours per year at one or more fire departments beginning on January 1, 2011.

There is a $ 1 entrance fee to the Barn Sale Junk Jubilee, and again 100 % OF THAT MONEY will go the charitable organization which is the volunteer Fire Department from South Macedon.

The Palmyra - Macedon Rotary, the volunteer Fire Department from South Macedon and the Boy Scouts, Venturing Crew 313 will be just some of the organizations that receive 100 % of the money raised.