Sentence examples for firefighting response from inspiring English sources

And communication lapses further disrupted the firefighting response.

Kevin M. Robb, a search and rescue specialist for the Coast Guard on duty at a New Orleans command center after the rig exploded, testified that he saw no coordination among those involved in the initial firefighting response.

On Tuesday, emergency crews simulated a jet fire, complete with rescued passengers, a triage and full scale firefighting response.

In a statement on Friday, Schiff said the GAO report sets the Forest Service on a path to improve firefighting response procedures — "steps that are long overdue," he added.

State officials said that with each state's firefighting and emergency response systems stretched thin, there was little they could do to help neighbors in an outbreak like the one in Oklahoma.

The thresholds will be adjusted firm-specific age and gender and increased by $1,650/$3,450 for retirees aged 55 and over who are not Medicare-eligible, electrical and telecommunications installation/repair workers and individuals in high-risk jobs (including longshore work, emergency response, firefighting, law enforcement, construction, mining, agriculture, forestry and fishing).

A subsequent field observation of a combat survivability training course resulted in a refined and expanded 33-item list of physically demanding whole-of-ship tasks across six categories, including; replenishment at sea, emergency response, firefighting, leak stop and repair, toxic hazard and casualty evacuation.

The free event will include demonstrations of firefighting equipment and response techniques and a fire ground challenge for adults and children.

A system that circulates cold water may be the key to improving protective suits for infectious disease responses, firefighting and more.

A congressional hearing that would have taken testimony from top forest and firefighting officials on the response to the devastating Station fire has been rescheduled for Oct. 12 in Pasadena.

Tom Harbour, the Forest Service's fire and aviation director, said officials have yet to determine firefighting policy changes in response to shortcomings during the Station fire, including whether to beef up the number of nighttime firefighting aircraft and flight crews at its disposal.