Sentences with phrase «story of a firefighter»

The story of a firefighter's desperate attempt to catch the terrorist who killed his wife and son in a bombing on US soil seems like something that might work in an upcoming out - of - taste made - for - TV movie, but, alas, this is Hollywood and Collateral Damage gets to serve itself on a platter hoping that people are still willing to sit back and rally for the death to all terrorists, regardless of what they are fighting for.

Parents should know that this is the true story of firefighters with a lot of peril and many sad deaths, some strong language, sexual references (some crude) and situations, pregnancy, drinking, and some drug use and references to substance abuse.

For a recent example, The News Tribune, a newspaper from Tacoma, Washington, detailed the story of a firefighter who, after years of addiction and erratic behavior,...

Not exact matches

It took an elevated platform, four firefighters and about 10 minutes to rescue a 21 - year - old man from the second - story roof of an apartment building...

Parziale is perhaps the best damn story of the event, a full - time firefighter from Brockton, Massachusetts who won the U.S. Mid-Am to get here.

The building's four occupants were already outside the older 2 - story home in the 4200 block of Route 83 when firefighters got there at 9:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Long Grove Fire Protection District.

Many kids like playing cops or firefighters so these Rescue Puppets could tell lots of stories!

Firefighters responded to the blaze about 5:45 a.m. Friday at a building in the 500 block of Duane Street and saw smoke and fire coming from its third story, the department said.

In the film's lyrical telling of the story, which relies on historical photographs, an inventive use of animation, and interviews with Egan and western historians, «flaming embers shot down from the sky» as an ad - hoc army of firefighters tried to control the fast - spreading blaze.

The story of the wildfire, and the brave men who fought it at a time when firefighters knew little about battling such blazes, is a fascinating tale in itself.

I thought I was bulletproof - then a 3 - year - old boy died in front of me: A firefighter's story

Some of the character models aren't great (though the voice work uniformly is), there are some graphical issues here and there, and the testosterone - injected guitar riffs that underscore the firefights seem at grating odds with the setting and story.

Only the Brave will tell the story of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots, the team that took on a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona that would go on to become the deadliest U.S. wildfire since the 1991 East Bay Hills fire, and the deadliest incident of any kind for United States firefighters since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

«Only the Brave» is the story of the real - life Prescott, Arizona firefighting unit known as the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

Joseph Kosinski, the director behind Tron: Legacy and Oblivion, is directing the indie about the true story of the tragic wildfire in Prescott, Ariz. that killed almost an entire crew of firefighters in 2013.

A new film, based on the true story of one group of wildland firefighters, is out in theaters this week.

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.

This week, he trades in the orange overalls and vests of a «hot shot» firefighter for the combat fatigues of a U.S. soldier, Sergeant Adam Schumann, returning from the Iraqi War in 2007 in writer - director Jason Hall's (American Sniper) earnest, authentically told, compassionate Thank You For Your Service, another «based on a true story» throwback war - at - home drama elevated — just like last week's Only the Brave — by Teller's unfailing, unflagging commitment to bringing the inner turmoil, turbulence, and torment of his character to complex, contradictory life.

Based on the GQ article «No Exit,» co-writers Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer deftly adapt the story of Arizona's Granite Mountain Hotshots, the first group of municipal firefighters to achieve elite «Hotshot» status.

The story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a unit of firefighters facing a momentous fire.

Only the Brave, based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, is the heroic story of one unit of local firefighters that through hope, determination, sacrifice, and the drive to protect families, communities, and our country become one of the most elite firefighting teams in the nation.

This movie tells the true story of another historic wildfire though, and the elite group of firefighters who did everything in their power to stop it.

Experience the powerful story of these elite firefighters in Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision at a Dolby Cinema ™ near you.

Once «Only the Brave» takes a turn that makes its characters more vivid, it becomes clear that that the genuine life - and - death stakes of a firefighter's life will intrude upon the story; what starts out as old - fashioned and rah - rah becomes, by the final scenes, genuinely devastating and intensely poignant.

Plus: Far Cry 3 (PS3, 360, PC), Kylie Sing & Dance (Wii), Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D (3DS), Toy Story Mania (360, PS3) and Rise of the Guardians (PS3, 360, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, DS).

Soaked in Americana and twangy guitars, Only the Brave provides an uncomplicated, hearty glimpse into the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite firefighting crew that combats the worst forest blazes.

I wanted to show what it's like to be a firefighter, so I spent time with several different departments, talking with and observing firefighters to give the story credibility and to shed elements of truth throughout the film.

Heralded as the worst conflagration to assail a city in peacetime, the 1906 San Francisco fire was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 people and the destruction of 522 city blocks, according to firefighter turned writer Dennis Smith in his new moment - by - moment chronicle of the fire, San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires.

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

This gloriously illustrated story of 1840s firefighter Mose Humphreys plays on the events of September 11 but has a mythic power all its own.

She skillfully manages multiple points of view to tell the story, among them Claire Burwell, jury member and widow of a wealthy investment banker killed on 9/11; Sean Gallagher, the brother of a firefighter victim, who becomes an angry spokesman for survivor families; and Asma Anwar, a Bangladeshi immigrant, widowed herself on that terrible day, whose dignified appearance at a climactic public hearing provides the story's moral anchor.

When firefighters arrived on scene, people were already in the process of escaping through second story windows.

A great campaign story and a lot of fun to play co-op (or firefight) with friends.

While yes, the franchise is centered around a much more story - driven, scene - by - scene kind of experience, I couldn't help but feel as though I was being funneled from one firefight to another.

The story was fun to play through and Firefight was a blast, but I'm just not into the jumpy multiplayer of Halo -LSB-...]

But Halo's story mode is full of enough secrets and allows for enough randomness in each firefight that it was always my go to when only one other buddy was around.

The compromise, however, is extremely destructible environments and intense firefights in a single player arena in exchange for good story and any sort of multiplayer options.

The tension of the firefights featured in traditional COD games just never came to fruition in Strike Team, which made the story attached to it highly forgettable and not needed.

The bigger story behind the two icons: teams of firefighters, scientists and activists protecting the fores

A recent story about issues within the firefighting department in a local weekly publication The Coast, elicited various comments in the online version of the paper.

The fire engines, uniforms and firefighting equipment on display recreate the original atmosphere of this old Fire Station and, as you walk round the Museum, you will experience the lives of generations of firefighters through their stories, photographs, uniforms and medals.

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.

Among other events that day, I recall the traumatic interviews and stories of people at «ground zero» including police officers, firefighters, and medical professionals, as well as the countless news stories of how this tragic event impacted people all over the country.

«However, as a firefighter, it is very discouraging to hear and read the news stories about the fatalities that have occurred elsewhere in the last three months, in most cases due to the lack of working smoke detectors.»