Mr. Cottrell explained that "I may have named a certain sandwich after one cop or one fireman who liked it, and then other cops and firemen see it on the menu and say, 'Yeah, I'll try that.' " "It's the power of suggestion," he said.
Other trade unions have plenty of gripes with the government, but are unlikely to see the fire strike as the issue on which to make a stand.All the same, if the government does go ahead and impose a settlement, the next stage will be to enforce it, by insisting that the firemen accept it or be sacked.
Firemen said it was too risky to enter.
The New Yorker, August 1 , 1931 P. 7Hose cart broke down on way to a fire, firemen pushed it to the curb and commandeered a cab.
Others had a more emotional response and picked the fire station, saying the firemen deserved it for the work they'd done after the earthquake.
By E. B. White The New Yorker, August 1 , 1931 P. 7Hose cart broke down on way to a fire, firemen pushed it to the curb and commandeered a cab.
A councilman, James Borowski, who is also a volunteer firemen, moved it into one of the newly painted spaces near the curb.
When rescuers found his body, firemen carried it from the rubble, not to a mortuary van but to the sanctuary of a nearby church.
At the weekend, the first major heath fire of the year hit Surrey's Frensham Common and required 80 firemen to control it.
In Scarborough, the Boxing Day football match is a chance for local fishermen and firemen to thrash it out – in fancy dress – on the beach.
