Sentences with phrase «number of firefighters»

Yet so overlooked is the career - related stress and emotional burden this job has on an increasingly large number of firefighters.

Linnertz and Mayor Stephanie Miner cut expenses in May 2013 by closing Station 7 and reducing the number of firefighters on each shift from 69 to 65.

Linnertz and his boss, Mayor Stephanie Miner sparked union protests, neighborhood demonstrations and political criticism last year when they announced a plan to close Station 7 at 1039 E. Fayette St. and to reduce the number of firefighters per shift from 69 to 65.

The fire department will move ahead in the coming months, with a reconfiguration that will merge two stations and reduce the number of firefighters to 65.

And this isn't just a post-9 / 11 trend; from 1994 to 2001, the number of firefighters with disability pensions rose from 40 percent to 60 percent of the annual total.

Stations, fire engines and the minimum number of firefighters crewing a fire engine are all being reduced.

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Funding for firefighting has also declined in Russia, where environmental groups claim that the number of fires is significantly underreported.

Also at 11 a.m., Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Fireman's Association of the State of New York President Ken Pienkowski and others announce seventh annual RecruitNY statewide firefighter recruitment initiative to boost firefighter numbers, Doyle Hose Company No. 1, 2199 William St., Cheektowaga.

Makes all New York City police officers, firefighters, housing police, transit police, correction officers, and all surviving spouses eligible for variable supplements fund, regardless of number of years of service.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In a city budget unveiled today, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner proposed to close a busy fire station, cut the number of on - duty firefighters and merge the city planning office into Onondaga County's operations.

Cerini looks to increase the number of police officers, firefighters, and medical technicians in the district, and also is in favor of lower real - estate and income taxes.

«Southern Queens and Rockaway have the highest number of volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance companies in all of New York City and this legislation will put these dedicated volunteers first — as they so often put the safety of our families first,» Goldfeder said.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

Frustrated by what he has characterized as continued obstructionism by the Bloomberg administration, a federal judge on Wednesday appointed Robert M. Morgenthau as a special master to oversee the city's adoption of practices aimed at increasing the number of black and Hispanic firefighters.

Monroe County is participating in a statewide recruiting effort for firefighters at a time when the number of volunteer firefighters in New York has declined for the past five years.

The SAFER grant program aims to award grants directly to fire departments to help increase the number of frontline firefighters, and to rehire firefighters who were laid off because of the tanking economy.

The firefighting equipment drew large numbers of children fascinated with the close - up look.

When the fire union's contract expired last month, it allowed the city flexibility to reduce the number of on - duty firefighters on each shift.

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.

Previous studies have found that cardiovascular disease accounts for 45 percent of deaths of on - duty firefighters nationwide, in contrast to 15 percent of deaths among those with conventional occupations, with heart attack being the number one cause of death.

Ilina found that the number of peaks was significantly higher in smokers and firefighters, even if the firefighters were nonsmokers.

High confidence in the reliability of fire prediction is lacking today, even as Western drought and the effects of climate change drive up the total acres burned nationwide and also the average size of each fire, ballooning the number of on - call U.S. Forest Service firefighters and the total costs to battle the flames.

I can probably count on one hand the number of jobs out there that have the unique combination of stressors that firefighting has.

Previous case reports, as well as number of non-randomized, controlled studies of exposed workers (including firefighters), demonstrate that detoxification reduces body burdens of PCBs, PBBs, dioxins, various drugs and pesticides with concurrent symptomatic improvement.

The firefighter drama recalls a simpler time when summer movies weren't all based on pre-existing properties and didn't lead to a number of increasingly disappointing sequels.

The moral quandary at the center of the film may not be an original one — Danish commander Claus Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk) must go to court over a split - second decision made during a firefight in which his actions saved a comrade while unknowingly leading to a number of civilian casualties — but Lindholm takes seemingly ages to get to that point, allowing the audience to soak in the monotony and incessant - if - buried burden of Pedersen's position: serving as ersatz father for his unit while knowing, intuitively, that his family desperately needs him back home.

These Kindergarten Emergent Readers include: - mail carrier - artist - business woman - business man - baker - construction worker - chef - teacher (of course)- police officer - doctor - firefighter - nurse - dentist - a blank page for the student / child to draw what job they want to be This community helpers emergent reader set also includes another set for number counting (1 to 5).

There were firefighters and police officers, politicians, and a number of people who worked at the local shipyard.

A number of professions are eligible for this program, including teachers, nurses, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.

Some of the things added in this expansion pack include: three skills (sculpting, inventing, and tattooing,) 5 professions (Architectural Designer, Firefighter, Ghost Hunter, Investigator, and Stylist,) a new career track in education, a number of different customization options and furniture, and laundry.

«Given the high number of fires and the personnel assigned to those fires, the state's firefighting resources are becoming very limited, forcing fire managers to prioritize resources,» noted the state's Department of Natural Resources Tuesday.

The men were praised as fallen heroes, and their funerals were attended by thousands of firefighters and any number of dignitaries.

Note: In addition to those trades, blue collar work can include a number of other skilled professions, including firefighters and fire inspectors, grounds maintenance workers, automotive service technicians and mechanics, machinists, furniture makers, and sailors and marine oilers.

Contact number [Mention the relevant personal details of the candidate wishing to obtain the post of firefighter]

Besides being charged with setting up policies to hire more women and minority firefighters, the commission must train emergency phone staffers to be more sensitive to the huge number of calls for emergency medical problems (85 percent) rather than the reporting of fires, Wilson says.