Sentences with phrase «of firefighters for»

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.

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Geographic information system and mapping capabilities that go hand - in - hand with UAVs have many applications across multiple industries, from bridge, road and pipeline mapping to tracking the path of wildfires and identifying hotspots to assist firefighters, crop monitoring and insect detection for farmers, and real - time imaging for search and rescue operations.
Before a bell rung 42 times to commemorate the dead, Giordano and other officials praised the ordinary and extraordinary acts of heroism by first responders and community members as the firefight raged on for more than a week.
Firefighters rushed to a state home for the severely disabled when flames reached one side of the center's sprawling campus in the historic Sonoma County town of Glen Ellen.
«Firefighters and relief workers are in need of safe, clean drinking water, and Anheuser - Busch is in a unique position to produce and ship emergency drinking water,» said Peter Kraemer, vice president of Supply for Anheuser - Busch.
Funding for firefighting has also declined in Russia, where environmental groups claim that the number of fires is significantly underreported.
Plus, kids may take this rule the wrong way and resist the help of police officers or firefighters whom they don't know, says Nancy McBride, executive director for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Florida Regional Office, in Lake Park.
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.
The survey shows a majority of firefighters don't ask for help out of fear it will make them appear weak or unfit for duty.
One of the most interesting pieces I've come across lately deals with an investment firm that's been managing the pension plan for Tampa's police and firefighters for over 40 years.
FEMA is currently funding 100 percent of the island's emergency services through the agency's basic disaster relief program — $ 37 million so far for local governments to pay police, firefighters, and paramedics.
• The Riddle of Tampa Bay: Harold and Jay Bowen — who alone have managed billions for Tampa's police and firefighters for forty years — may be two of the greatest stock pickers of all time.
San Francisco, for example, enjoys the benefits of tech fortunes, but its homes are largely unaffordable for the police officers, firefighters and teachers the city needs.
Having worked as a firefighter for over thirty years, having worked as a grief counselor for over five years, having experienced lots of pain, suffering and sorrow as a hypnotherapist, to allow those in grieve, to be able to share their feelings and emotions in a non-judgmental atmosphere is huge.
you asked me how could one improve your analogy of the firefighters, I had told you in previous posts that you would need to set a baseline for the state of mind of the firefighters, and the extent of their knowledge of this situation and their reaction to the response they have given to the event.
For one thing, job uniforms have been replaced by designer adaptations, often to accommodate the degenderizing of crafts and professions: the fireman is now the sexually ambiguous firefighter, the nurse may well be a man, and so forth.
A substantial sector of religious America, for example, sees the firefight in Waco as an attack on radical religion and places the cutting edge of religious freedom in the defense of cults» free exercise rights.
Revd Dick Johnson, co-ordinating chaplain for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service thinks the repetitive nature of the job makes things particularly difficult for firefighters.
Christians are being encouraged to pray for firefighters following a warning from charities about the scale of mental health problems among those who've dealt with extreme and traumatic situations.
A group representing a New York City firefighter who survived the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks filed suit Wednesday seeking to nullify a ruling that cleared the way for construction of what's come to be known as the «ground zero mosque.»
Most of these hot sauces are for those well experienced with liquid fire, however, we have a rookie version for the curious or for those just beginning to climb this sizzling firefighter's ladder.
Playing through pain is a way of life for police officers, firefighters, military personnel, construction workers, miners and many other working people.
«Sometimes women just want to be rescued,» Your Tango declared after a survey of single women in New York City revealed a preference for firefighters (brawn) and Wall street execs (bucks) as potential perfect mates.
All three of our kids were firefighters for Halloween — I'm told it's usually a fairly popular costume — and it seems like every little kid wants to grow up and be a firefighter.
My husband is a firefighter so he is gone for long stretches and I spend alot of my waking moments catering to the needs of my family.
It can be difficult for me to get out of bed multiple times a night when my firefighter husband is at work and the baby needs help into / out of other swaddles we were given.
Ironically, Day had been endorsed for election by the political arm of the Arlington Heights firefighters.
He is director of purchasing for Jel Sert, a West Chicago food manufacturing firm, and also a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician for the Oak Brook Fire Department.
The set is designed for multiple children to play at one time and there are 22 pieces of furniture and 3 firefighters so it is all inclusive.
My fashion sense is that of a firefighter / paramedic, so don't blast me for admiring Stacy as she walks around in that pink dress that she dreaded wearing during the commercial.
The last RC car we'll mention in this list of best remote control cars for toddlers is a fire truck, perfect for aspiring firefighters.
My husband is a firefighter, so he's gone quite often and for long periods of time.
She's willing to shoot sessions for free and is particularly looking for women outside the career of firefighter, doctor, nurse or cop — she's already photographed a doctor and is currently working on shooting a police officer and women from other fields.
The City of Chicago is planning for more than 70,000 people to mob an election - night rally in Grant Park for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, an event that will involve police and firefighters working overtime, blocked streets and at least $ 2 million in extra costs.
Tim Brown, a former firefighter who survived 9/11 and is suing over the mosque proposed for construction near Ground Zero, praised the architecture of the building that would be razed for the project.
As mayor of Rochester, Duffy (who is the city's former police chief) is putting his foot down when it comes to overtime for police and firefighters.
They sheldom have training for managing crowds or firefighting, they do not know what are the operatives, duties and rights of law enforcement officers, they don't have materiel for crowd control or for reducing someone without lethal force.
At the same time, he praised McGrath's efforts to secure benefits for the families of firefighters who died on Sept. 11, calling him someone with an «honorable background and fresh face.»
Lawmakers are also considering an extension of a tax break for lower Manhattan real - estate that is favored by the Real Estate Board of New York and a provision to bolster New York City police and firefighter pensions.
Firefighters, who were at the Capitol today to lobby for two priority bills, say that like local governments they are hindered by a 2 percent property tax cap and are increasingly running the risk of slashing EMS services if the money to pay for services isn't there.
There would, however, be a separate bill in which Cuomo seeks an agreement to allow some police officers, firefighters and members of the New York City Employees» Retirement System, which includes corrections officers, to qualify for enhanced accidental disability pension benefits, according to an anonymous administration official who spoke to the New York Times.
The agreement also reportedly included, among other things, improved pension benefits for some NYC cops and firefighters, extension of local taxes, and renaming the new Tappan Zee Bridge for the late former Gov. Mario Cuomo.
The state Senate unanimously passed an amended version of legislation that would provide for insurance coverage for cancers developed by volunteer firefighters during the course of their duties.
And the debate over whether to enhance disability pensions for NYC police officers and firefighters has elements of both.
Watertown Fire Chief Dale Herman will file the application on behalf of the city, hoping to bring on four new firefighters with the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.
It also seems like a disconnect to argue that having a mosque near the site is insensitive, but showing footage of a firefighter and a pedestrian literally running for their lives from the dust plume and debris from one of the falling towers isn't.
However, by far the most expensive of all the public pension changes proposed this year — a restoration of generous disability retirement benefits for recently hired New York City police and firefighters — did not win approval before the legislative session ended.
The penal law currently allows suspects to be charged with the more serious first - degree murder for the killing of a police officer, correctional facility employee, judge, firefighter, emergency medical technician, ambulance driver, paramedic, physician and registered nurse.
Another bill vetoed by the governor would have expanded the option of more expensive 20 - year retirement for some police officers and firefighters.
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.
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