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profits & passions: Michelle Coletti
The dysfunction that can claim families claimed Michelle Coletti's. At 18, she gained legal custody of her 11-year-old brother, Michael. She was working full time by then, going to school and had her own place. She gained custody of Michael, who had been in a foster home, the moment she...
Tags: Columbia University, firefighter
Research articles 2008-09-08
Physio-Control Endows the James O. Page Collection as Sole Founding Benefactor
Newly Established Collection and Library at UCLA honors "Father of Modern Emergency Medical Services" REDMOND, Wash. -- Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., today announced it has endowed the newly-established James O. Page Collection, the beginnings of a national Emergency Medical Services EMS library at UCLA...
Tags: firefighter, leader, Leadership, University of California at Los Angeles
Research articles 2008-08-26
In Biden, a life story to complement Obama's
DENVER -- Maybe you didn't know that Joe Biden stuttered as a kid, takes a 91-minute train ride home to his wife each night and is so well known in a must-win swing state he's been called "Pennsylvania's third senator." Barack Obama tapped as his running...
Tags: Delaware, firefighter, Obama, Pennsylvania, Republican, senator, U.S. Senate, women
Research articles 2008-08-25
Steel beam is escorted to 9/11 memorial site
NEW YORK AP -- The roar of 1,000 motorcycles accompanied a steel beam from the World Trade Center on Saturday as it traveled to Pennsylvania, where it will be part of a memorial to those who died there in a Sept. 11 airliner crash. Hundreds of current or...
Tags: firefighter, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, World Trade Center
Research articles 2008-08-24
Inferno guts historic Brithsh pier
WESTON-SUPER-MARE AFP — An inferno laid waste Monday to the historic pier at Weston-super-Mare on the northern Somerset coast, dealing a further hammer blow to the seaside town's economy. About 30 firefighters were called in to fight the massive blaze, which broke out at around 6:45 am on the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, firefighter, Insurance, pier
Research articles 2008-07-28
Local briefs: Car set alight
A CAR was dumped in woods and set alight. Firefighters were called to the burning Ford Mondeo off Moor End Road, Lockwood, at 10.15pm on Friday. It was gutted by the inferno.
Tags: car, firefighter, Ford Motor Co.
Research articles 2008-07-21
World Tonight: Heavy vote
FIREFIGHTERS in Aberdeen have agreed to ballot for strike action after a colleague was sacked over claims he was overweight. Kevin Ogilvie, who spent 22 years as a firefighter, is believed to be the first in Scotland to be dismissed due to his weight
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., ballot, firefighter, Scotland
Research articles 2008-07-16
Firefighters tighten grip on California blaze as heatwave looms
LOS ANGELES AFP — Firefighters took advantage of cool weather and calm winds to tighten their grip on wildfires in California as the prospect of a forecast heatwave loomed over the region on Tuesday. A total of 323 fires remained active, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, California, firefighter, kilometer
Research articles 2008-07-08
California firefighters battling blazes before heatwave
LOS ANGELES AFP — California firefighters were racing to make inroads against wildfires raging across the state on Monday before the arrival of a forecast record heatwave later this week, officials said. More than 19,000 firefighters are battling some 330 active fires across California. Nearly 1,800 blazes have erupted...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, California, firefighter
Research articles 2008-07-05
No let-up as California wildfires rage south
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — California's wildfires blazed across the state on Friday, with an army of firefighters desperately trying to staunch the flames as they edged towards populated regions. State officials said 19,925 personnel were battling 60 active fires, which were among 1,800 blazes which have scorched nearly 521,000...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, California, firefighter, kilometer, Outsourcing
Research articles 2008-07-03
More evacuations as California fires reach tourist areas
LOS ANGELES AFP — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of about 200 homes in the fire-threatened coastal resort of Big Sur as 1,400 wildfires raged out of control across parts of the state. Thousands of exhausted firefighters have been struggling to contain several blazes in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, firefighter, Governor, kilometer
Research articles 2008-07-02
Firefighters battle to save California's Big Sur
LOS ANGELES AFP — Exhausted firefighters in California Monday struggled to contain a spate of raging wildfires that have been burning for more than a week and now threaten the tourist attraction of Big Sur. The blazes were only three percent contained by Sunday in the expansive Los Padres...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, firefighter, kilometer, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-06-30
Halcyon Products' FireGround Compass(R) Receives Acceptance of Department of Homeland Security's TechSolutions Program
Halcyon Products, Inc. announces that their newly developed product, the FireGround Compass®, has completed the TechSolutions rapid prototyping and operational testing process. The TechSolutions Program recently announced the Halcyon FireGround Compass® as the first product designed by a first responder, to have surpassed the entire TechSolutions development path and...
Tags: commercialization, Engineering, firefighter, Government, MARKETING, PRODUCTIVITY, Regulations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Research articles 2008-06-26
Firefighters battle forest fire on Athens outskirts
ATHENS AFP — Firefighters battled a major fire Wednesday on Mount Hymettus on the outskirts of Athens that burned through one of the Greek capital's last forests but posed no threat to homes. "We are trying to contain the fire, a very difficult blaze which moved with incredible speed,"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, firefighter, flame, Manufacturing, TVs
Research articles 2008-06-25
Firefighters make progress against California blazes
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Firefighters made progress against raging fires in northern California Wednesday as state Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said more than 700 blazes remained alight across the region. Schwarzenegger told reporters in Big Sur, south of San Francisco, that more than 149,000 acres (60,300 hectares) had been scorched...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, California, firefighter, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-06-25
Briefs
ENOLA, Pa. AP -- Many of the wedding reception guests didn't believe the disc jockey when he announced the hotel was on fire. Then firefighters interrupted the celebration, and newlyweds Trey and Robyn Kunkel knew it wasn't a joke. Fire officials said the fire led to...
Tags: Associated Press, FINANCE, firefighter, Government, Investment, merger, Washington
Research articles 2008-06-16
Blazes and bravery at Pentagon
Firefighters never know when the biggest fire of their lives is at hand, volunteer firefighter Patrick Creed says. There's no time for special training. They just pack up and go. "The key thing is, if you're a tough guy and a smart guy, you'll figure it out," said Creed, a...
Tags: firefighter, MARKETING, Pentagon, radio
Research articles 2008-06-15
Universal Studios inferno started by accident
LOS ANGELES AFP — The huge blaze that gutted Universal Studios near Hollywood at the weekend was started accidentally by workers laying down asphalt shingles on a set made to look like New York City, investigators said Monday. "The fire was an accident, it was not intentional, it was...
Tags: accident, Agence France-Presse, arson, firefighter, Universal Studios, worker
Research articles 2008-06-02
Probe starts into Universal Studios inferno
LOS ANGELES AFP — Investigators Monday were combing through the ruins of famous sets at Hollywood's Universal Studios gutted by a huge blaze in a search for clues as to how the inferno started. The Universal Studios theme park was reopening for business after the huge fire which at...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, firefighter, MARKETING, Universal Studios
Research articles 2008-06-02
Quake shakes central Colombia, seven dead
BOGOTA AFP — A strong earthquake struck central Colombia Saturday, killing at least seven people and sending thousands of panicky residents into Bogota's streets, authorities said. The quake shook this Andean capital for several seconds. State geological agency Ingeominas put the strength of the quake, which hit at 1920...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, car, Colombia, firefighter, MARKETING
Research articles 2008-05-24
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