Sentences with phrase «of firefighting over»

Museum of Fire (Edinburgh)-- The Museum of Fire (which if you ask me is a great name) tells the story of how Firemaster James Braidwood developed the first municipal fire brigade, and showcases a variety of equipment and appliances from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as older artefacts which chart the development of firefighting over more than 400 years in a fascinating, interactive tour.

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Other top pension PE players over the same period were the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (15.5 percent); the Houston Firefighters» Relief and Retirement Fund (13.6 percent); the Minnesota State Board of Investment (14.4 percent); and the Iowa Public Employees» Retirement System (14.1 percent).

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.

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.

Firefighters in Texas are battling huge wildfires all over Texas, some of which are over 100,000 acres large.

The jam recipe came from the queen of preserves Vivien Lloyd via Katie over at Feeding Boys and a Firefighter.

As the grandmother of a suburban firefighter, I am disturbed by the flap over the amount Orland Park pays its staff.

Nick Paproski is a career Paramedic / Firefighter with over 15 years of experience.

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.

Since 2010, 7000 firefighter jobs have gone, over 40 stations have closed and scores of fire engines have been taken out of service.

A black man with dreams of becoming a firefighter is lashing out against the FDNY, claiming the department unfairly tossed his application over two minor incidents — while giving the son of a former fire commissioner a second chance despite his history of racist slurs.

And the debate over whether to enhance disability pensions for NYC police officers and firefighters has elements of both.

Bronx Republican Chairman Mike Rendino, a retired FDNY firefighter, said that the aftermath of the Manchester bombing inspired him to choose Paul Massey over Nicole Malliotakis.

You know to pull over when fire trucks are racing to the scene of a fire, but should there be a law requiring you to pull over for volunteer firefighters...

The agreements call for wage increases of 10 percent over seven years for civilian employees and 11 percent over seven years for police and firefighters.

The matter pits the social networking giant against Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance over his demand for access to 381 Facebook accounts as part of his investigation into disability fraud among police officers, firefighters and other public employees.

New York City firefighters who retired this year were eligible for average pensions of $ 113,341 — a nine percent increase over the previous year, according to the Empire Center.

Also at noon, Sen. Tim Kennedy and Assembly members Sean Ryan and Monica Wallace will announce the implementation of a new law which expands New York's «Move Over» Law to cover volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers whose vehicles have flashing blue or green lights, Doyle Fire Company # 2, 100 Willowlawn Pkwy., Cheektowaga.

The issue was the subject of a feisty rally outside City Hall, led by the leaders of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and the Uniformed Firefighters Association, both of which have been at odds with de Blasio over this issue for more than a year.

Members of the union will join firefighters, civil servants and local government staff in the protest on Thursday, part of a dispute over pay and other issues.

Mark - Viverito said there is not yet a definitive timeline for firefighters to receive the new boots, but that it would likely be done in a rollout over a period of time.

Over the last year or so hospital staff, firefighters and London Underground cleaners have all experienced this type of treatment.

Five firefighters have crushed their thumbs in the doors of the FDNY's brand new firetrucks within six months of each other and are suing or plan to sue the city over what they call a faulty door design.

Editorial: No Separate Pension Fund for Police, Firefighters n these first weeks of a new administration in Trenton, it's easy to criticize many of the policy decisions of the Christie administration, in particular Governor Christie's use of the veto and the Legislature's inability to override a single veto over eight years.

Over the course of 2016, he used session time to introduce an astonishing array of guests, including a member of the clergy, the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, women firefighters, and 26 other individuals or groups.

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.

Thick, acrid smoke filled the skies over the New York State Thruway Authority Maintenance complex as firefighters from Larchmont, New Rochelle and ultimately Harrison dumped thousands of gallons of water in an effort to bring the bring the massive

Firefighters in England and Wales have gone on strike in the latest round of their long - running row over changes to their pensions and retirement age.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The Supreme Court's conservative majority expressed varying degrees of concern Wednesday over a civil rights case brought by 20 firefighters, most of them white, who claim reverse discrimination in promotions.

The rate of AED use in private homes by non-EMS first responders (police, firefighters, etc.) also rose from 42.2 to 50.8 percent over the same period.

The result is likely to set alarm bells ringing within the British army's high command, which is already in the spotlight after the violent death of Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa at the hands of UK troops in 2003, and over more recent allegations that UK soldiers tortured and killed Iraqi detainees after a firefight in Iraq in 2004.

«After 9/11, about one in eight firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center had accelerated loss of lung function over the next 15 years,» Dr. Weiden said.

Backpacks are a mainstay of soldiers, hikers, firefighters and others who have to lug heavy loads, often over rough terrain where wheeled vehicles can not traverse.

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As the blaze changed direction multiple times over the weekend firefighters were forced to retreat and thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes.

Known as the Yarnell Hill Wildfire and considered one of the worst firefighter disasters in American history, the true story behind No Exit caused the deployment of over 600 firefighters as it grew to over 8,400 acres.

In scenes interwoven into adrenalized action scenes involving Marsh's firefighting crew in action, Marsh and his wife spar, reconcile, and spar again over the dangers of his firefighting life, the days, weeks, and months Marsh spends away from home fighting fires in their native Arizona and elsewhere (crews travel out of state as needed), and Amanda's desire to start a family before the biological clock runs out on them both.

For all of his obvious skills and uncommon talent as a visual storyteller, Kosinski's first two films were short on character depth and emotional engagement, but whether a function of Kosinski's innate preferences for spectacle over substance or simply script - related issues, Kosinski's feature - film output made him an odd, left - of - field choice to direct a film about American firefighters and the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013 that resulted in the greatest loss of firefighters since 9 - 11 more than a decade earlier.

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.

(In French with subtitles) Rebirth (Unrated) Post 9/11 documentary updates the progress made over the last decade of five, emotionally - scarred people trying to recover from the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center: a woman who lost her fiancé; a teenager who lost his mom; a firefighter who lost the rest of his company; a construction worker saddled with survivor's guilt over his deceased brother; and a badly - burned victim who has undergone 40 surgical procedures and counting.

Actress Rachelle Lefevre honoured the memory of the 19 firefighters killed in Arizona over the weekend (29 - 30Jun13) by making a donation to charity...

In papers filed with the court over the objection of city officials on April 30, the department requested the elimination of numerical quotas for the admission of blacks and women to firefighter and police training classes.

The fees ate up nearly 97 percent of the investment gains over the last 10 years, leaving just $ 40 million in gains for the retirement fund for teachers, police officers, and firefighters.

M.L. Buchman is the author of over 40 novels, his latest being Flash of Fire, part of his Firehawks series, which follows the men and women who fly forest - firefighting helicopters.

If a hoist is taken out of service we get very uncomfortable because one of our prime reasons for having them is to rescue our own firefighters from getting burned over by a forest fire or for getting an injured person in a remote area out for medical attention.

Rescued by firefighters, an Akita - chow mix named Hachi had burns over 60 percent of his body when he arrived at a southern California animal hospital.

While firefighters continue working to increase the control they have over the wildfire burning in Bastrop, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team will move its base of operations into the Bastrop community.

A search - and - rescue task force of firefighters from around San Diego County was on its way back from the Houston area Thursday after helping in following Hurricane Harvey, but the team could potentially be deployed again before the week is over, this time against Hurricane Irma, authorities said.

The news quickly went national, and plenty of animal lovers from all over the U.S. have expressed their gratitude to the Lacey firefighters for taking the time to tend to these tiny victims.

I'm actually trying to get all of my firefighter buddies over to Europe on miles, so we'll see if I can make this happen.