Sentences with phrase «line of firefighters»

The films opens with the bear running at the camera before we cut to a man jolting awake; we see the fiery ursine figure again later from above, running through the forest, before cutting to a line of firefighters moving through a burnt - out section of woods.

Fire Fighters: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting.

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When a police officer or firefighter dies in the line of duty, the family is entitled to a federal death benefit, but some families wait years for their application to process.

Ed «Fast Eddy» Maurin, a Kansas City firefighter, developed his line of pellet cookers in the late 1990's and later sold the operation to

State lawmakers are introducing legislation that would give the families of EMTs killed in the line of duty the same death benefits as cops and firefighters.

According to one estimate, nearly 60 percent of deaths among firefighters in the line - of - duty are caused by cancer.

James Coll, who works on the NYPD's tactics and rescue team, said the village would be better off naming the outdoor sports complex after recently slain officer Brian Moore, who grew up nearby, or a cop or firefighter from the village who died in the line of duty.

The primary purpose of the law which Marcotte submitted on April 9, 2011 is to protect the privacy of grieving families of soldiers, police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty.

Mr. Cassidy said a newly hired firefighter who is seriously injured in the line of duty would receive a paltry $ 27 a day.

The license plate would be issued to family members of firefighters killed in the line of duty and would celebrate the sacrifice made by the firefighters in communities throughout New York state.

The names of law enforcement officers (left) and firefighters (right) from New York who died in the line of duty are honored in a memorial at the New York State Fair.

The initiative would not only increase the cap but also would upgrade geographically specific spill response plans for state and federal officials, establish a state liquid firefighting task force that would be in charge of deploying flammable liquid firefighting foam and other supplies along rail lines across the state and provide more training for local fire crews who would often be first responders to spills.

On June 27, 2002, President Bush has signed a bill allowing death benefits to be paid to domestic partners of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, permanently extending a federal death benefit to same - sex couples for the first time.

Currently, volunteer firefighters are eligible for accidental disability and death benefits through Workers» Compensation if they are injured in the line of duty.

«Whether it's improved working conditions, ensuring access to top of the line equipment and technology, or supporting the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act, I look forward to advancing the needs of firefighters and the New Yorkers they protect, as a strong voice in Congress.»

Dr. Jacqueline Moline, Chair of the FASNY Health & Wellness Committee said, «Firefighters are exposed to an enormous variety of toxins and carcinogens in the line of duty and consequently are more likely to develop cancer than the general population.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that provides for accidental disability retirement benefits equal to three - quarters of a firefighter's final average salary for any FDNY member who becomes disabled while in the line of duty.

As CBS2's Marcia Kramer reported, sources say the offer to hike the minimum wage, which could have put money in the pockets of thousands of fast - food workers and others who toil for base pay, was offered as part of a deal to revamp disability pensions for cops and firefighters injured in the line of duty.

The reduced payout stems from a pension change enacted five years ago that says police officers and firefighters hired after July 2009 who become disabled in the line of duty are no longer eligible for a traditional tax - free pension calculated at three - quarters of their final year's salary.

Ernest Richardson was previously the president of the Mount Vernon Firefighters Local 107 and out on 207 - A for a Line of Duty Job Injury, before being appointed to Deputy Fire Commissioner.

The Volunteer Firefighters» Benefits Law was first enacted in 1957 and has been updated over the years to provide benefits and / or medical care for volunteer members who are injured or become ill in the line of duty.

Fire and police unions have been hammering the mayor for his refusal to back a reversal to a 2009 state law that cut the disability retirement benefits for firefighters or police officers who are wounded in the line of duty if they were hired after July 2009.

«Volunteer firefighters are on the front lines of community protection and serve the public in many ways,» said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, in a statement.

«She has never forgotten the widows and children of police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty, and the UFOA will never forget her,» Hagan, who also praised the bill, said.

He also introduced a number of counter terrorism initiatives, such as the construction of a new firefighter training facility to support the city's first responders, expanded vehicle rental regulations, and a terrorism tip line.

Traditional first - line checks of such heart disease risk factors as cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking habits aren't nearly good enough to identify cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy, young firefighters, according to results of a small Johns Hopkins study.

Cooler weather helped firefighters make significant gains on Saturday against a massive wildfire in Southern California, as crews cut containment lines around nearly 50 percent of the blaze.

A firefighter's ability to push, pull, and lift heavy objects in the line of duty can mean the difference between life and death.

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.

He's got a hell of a way with horizontals and verticals, and as the entire job of these firefighters is cutting lines in the brush to quarantine and starve the flames, the action sequences are pretty much perfectly suited to his skill set.

«Hotshots,» the film explains upfront, are an elite group of forest firefighters who are specially trained and certified to go into on - fire areas and establish a controlled fire line that the approaching inferno can not cross.

Working from a screenplay by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer, Kosinski judiciously mixes the firefighting footage — full of monstrous clouds of choking smoke and roaring walls of flames voraciously advancing across forested mountainsides — with scenes of the men away from the fire lines.

Josh Brolin, who has spent some real - life time as a firefighter, plays Eric, the leader of the group that, as the movie begins, is the second team, not allowed to set the fires on «the line.»

Firefighter Michael R. Davidson of Engine Co. 69 was assigned to the nozzle on the lead hose - line and pushed into the burning basement.

(B) provide that special consideration will be given to the REHABILITATION under this ACT of a handicapped individual whose handicapping condition arises from a disability sustained in the line of duty while such individual was performing as a public safety officer and the proximate cause of such * disability was a criminal ACT, apparent criminal ACT, or a hazardous condition resulting directly from the officer's performance of duties in direct connection with the enforcement, execution, and administration of law or fire prevention, firefighting, or related public safety activities;

Firefighters put their own lives on the line to protect others and Daigo Asahina has always dreamed of becoming one.

Congress added a little more confusion in 2016 when a change was made so that special category federal employees (i.e., law enforcement officers, firefighters, Customs and Border Protection Officers, Air Traffic Controllers, Supreme Court and Capitol Police Officers, Nuclear Materials Couriers, and DSS Special Agents in the State Department) had a dividing line of 50, rather than 55 for penalty free withdrawals from their TSP accounts.

I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota and work as an attorney, primarily representing police officers and firefighters injured in the line of duty.

You'll want to see them make it out alive of each firefight, as they prove willing to put their life on the line for yours.

During more than one firefight, I had a teammate stand directly in the line of fire before turning and running directly into a wall.

The Halo 5 developers have promised that they will be sharing more details on the new multiplayer later down the line, but until then we suggest you check out the Halo 5 Warzone Firefight gameplay above and tell us what you make of playing side by side with seven players.

In 2010 with Art in Odd Places, for example, the artists had a retired firefighter take an impression of a plaque for those lost on 9/11 at his old station, an Israeli veteran use the back of his prosthetic leg to imprint a High Line bench, and Seisler and her brother make interlocking impressions on a Union Square building.

Loggers can come in and clear a line of forest so that the fire has a much more troublesome time spreading and can give firefighters a little bit more space to combat the flames.

California is experiencing a lengthier fire season, part of a global trend that puts firefighters on the front lines of a changing climate.

Fueled by 100 - degree temperatures, dryness, and strong winds from the prairies, the Waldo Canyon swelled rapidly on June 26 and jumped firefighters» perimeter lines at the outskirts of Colorado Springs.

Police Dispatchers serve as the first line of communication for both police and emergency services by monitoring emergency phone calls, sending out emergency vehicles, and providing contact information to police officers, firefighters, and paramedics.

As used in this subsection and as further defined by general law, the term «first responder» means a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic, and the term «in the line of duty» means arising out of and in the actual performance of duty required by employment as a first responder.

Honored with «Hero Award» by Mayor Osborne for establishing Fallen Firefighters, a charitable fund supporting families of firefighters injured or killed in the line Firefighters, a charitable fund supporting families of firefighters injured or killed in the line firefighters injured or killed in the line of the duty.

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Multiple studies have shown that first - responders such as Police, Firefighters, Paramedics, EMTs, nurses, and ER doctors can suffer from symptoms such as elevated stress levels, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and decline in work performance after being exposed to traumatic events in the line of duty.