NYC Firefighters Help Ukraine -- WEB
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- NYC Firefighters Help Ukraine -- WEB
- April 19, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English TV NYC Firefighters Help Ukraine – Vishneva HEAD: New York Firefighters Gather Gear To Help Ukraine TEASER: PUBLISHED: 04/xx/2021 BYLINE: Nina Vishneva CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: New York VIDEOGRAPHER: Alexander Barash, Natalia Latukhina SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Newhouse, PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 3:43 VID APPROVED BY:KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO)) [[New York and New Jersey firefighters are gathering gear from colleagues across the United States to help their counterparts in Ukraine stay safe. Some volunteer firefighters also are collecting unused ballistic vests and helmets to send. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NATS)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “Here are some of the helmets we have…” ((NARRATION)) Helmets — that protect against bullets — still in factory packaging. For the time being, volunteer firefighter Alexander Savin is storing them in his fire department – until they are sent to Ukraine on a special cargo plane. ((NATS)) ((Alexander Savin, Volunteer & Firefighter)) “A firefighter’s helmet is a lot heavier, here, try it!” ((NARRATION)) Alexander Savin is a trained IT specialist, but also volunteers as a firefighter. Ballistic helmets, tactical tourniquets for stopping blood quickly, bullet-proof vests – all the items headed to Ukraine have been purchased with donations. Savin’s friends, Michael and Timur, both from the Ukrainian city of Odesa, posted online saying they were raising funds to help Ukraine – and the responses started to come in — in the hundreds. ((Michael Gulko, Activist)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “When the war started, the very next day I got a call from my former classmate from Odesa. // He told me he wanted to enlist in the territorial defense, but he couldn’t because there were too many volunteers, they simply didn’t have enough equipment.” ((Timur Mishiev, Activist)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “In just two days we managed to raise $15,000. So, we decided to stop raising money for a bit and go ahead and buy the helmets using that money.” ((NARRATION)) The equipment is being ordered in different states across the country. Everything the volunteers are buying is new; they decided against purchasing used items to not risk the safety of Ukrainian soldiers. ((NATS)) ((Alexander Savin, Volunteer Firefighter)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We hope this will help defend people who are fighting for Ukraine’s freedom; people who are on the frontlines…” ((NARRATION)) American firefighters are also sending professional gear to Ukraine. Oleg Skachko is from Ukraine and receives updates from friends and relatives in Russian occupied areas. He says his American colleagues immediately supported his idea to send some of their gear to Ukrainian firefighters. ((Oleg Skachko, Firefighter)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We get calls from Georgia, from Tennessee, Vermont, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia… // Many people are willing to help.” ((NARRATION)) Skachko’s partners were shocked to see images of the destroyed Ukrainian cities and towns; but they were also in awe of the Ukrainian firefighters’ bravery as they continue to work, sometimes amid shelling. ((Mark Drew, Lieutenant & Firefighter)) “We put the word out, and it’s been catching on nationwide. So, we’re getting many departments that are calling to donate firefighting gear, to be donated over to Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) In just one day this fire department collected over 400 sets of protective gear –everything from boots to overalls, to helmets and jackets. Volunteers from the New Ukrainian Wave charity organization are helping pack the gear into boxes. ((Halyna Semenyak, New Ukrainian Wave Charity Organization)) ((IN UKR)) “We are supporting Ukraine and everyone who is fighting there with all our hearts! Here we do everything we can – we are taking part in demonstrations; we are collecting humanitarian aid. But right now, the biggest demand is to close the skies over the country, so that women and children stopped dying.” ((NARRATION)) Students from one of the local schools also ((Mandatory courtesy: sbpsnj.org)) wanted to help – they are drawing pictures for a charity auction. ((End courtesy)) All the money raised will go to buying protective gear for Ukrainian firefighters. ((For Nina Vishneva in New York, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script TV NYC Firefighters Help Ukraine – Vishneva HEAD: New York Firefighters Gather Gear To Help Ukraine TEASER: PUBLISHED: 04/xx/2021 BYLINE: Nina Vishneva CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: New York VIDEOGRAPHER: Alexander Barash, Natalia Latukhina SCRIPT EDITORS: MPage, Newhouse, PRODUCER: VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA + Agencies TBD PLATFORMS: TV only TRT: 3:43 VID APPROVED BY:KE TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: )) ((INTRO)) [[New York and New Jersey firefighters are gathering gear from colleagues across the United States to help their counterparts in Ukraine stay safe. Some volunteer firefighters also are collecting unused ballistic vests and helmets to send. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NATS)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “Here are some of the helmets we have…” ((NARRATION)) Helmets — that protect against bullets — still in factory packaging. For the time being, volunteer firefighter Alexander Savin is storing them in his fire department – until they are sent to Ukraine on a special cargo plane. ((NATS)) ((Alexander Savin, Volunteer & Firefighter)) “A firefighter’s helmet is a lot heavier, here, try it!” ((NARRATION)) Alexander Savin is a trained IT specialist, but also volunteers as a firefighter. Ballistic helmets, tactical tourniquets for stopping blood quickly, bullet-proof vests – all the items headed to Ukraine have been purchased with donations. Savin’s friends, Michael and Timur, both from the Ukrainian city of Odesa, posted online saying they were raising funds to help Ukraine – and the responses started to come in — in the hundreds. ((Michael Gulko, Activist)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “When the war started, the very next day I got a call from my former classmate from Odesa. // He told me he wanted to enlist in the territorial defense, but he couldn’t because there were too many volunteers, they simply didn’t have enough equipment.” ((Timur Mishiev, Activist)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “In just two days we managed to raise $15,000. So, we decided to stop raising money for a bit and go ahead and buy the helmets using that money.” ((NARRATION)) The equipment is being ordered in different states across the country. Everything the volunteers are buying is new; they decided against purchasing used items to not risk the safety of Ukrainian soldiers. ((NATS)) ((Alexander Savin, Volunteer Firefighter)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We hope this will help defend people who are fighting for Ukraine’s freedom; people who are on the frontlines…” ((NARRATION)) American firefighters are also sending professional gear to Ukraine. Oleg Skachko is from Ukraine and receives updates from friends and relatives in Russian occupied areas. He says his American colleagues immediately supported his idea to send some of their gear to Ukrainian firefighters. ((Oleg Skachko, Firefighter)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) “We get calls from Georgia, from Tennessee, Vermont, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia… // Many people are willing to help.” ((NARRATION)) Skachko’s partners were shocked to see images of the destroyed Ukrainian cities and towns; but they were also in awe of the Ukrainian firefighters’ bravery as they continue to work, sometimes amid shelling. ((Mark Drew, Lieutenant & Firefighter)) “We put the word out, and it’s been catching on nationwide. So, we’re getting many departments that are calling to donate firefighting gear, to be donated over to Ukraine.” ((NARRATION)) In just one day this fire department collected over 400 sets of protective gear –everything from boots to overalls, to helmets and jackets. Volunteers from the New Ukrainian Wave charity organization are helping pack the gear into boxes. ((Halyna Semenyak, New Ukrainian Wave Charity Organization)) ((IN UKR)) “We are supporting Ukraine and everyone who is fighting there with all our hearts! Here we do everything we can – we are taking part in demonstrations; we are collecting humanitarian aid. But right now, the biggest demand is to close the skies over the country, so that women and children stopped dying.” ((NARRATION)) Students from one of the local schools also ((Mandatory courtesy: sbpsnj.org)) wanted to help – they are drawing pictures for a charity auction. ((End courtesy)) All the money raised will go to buying protective gear for Ukrainian firefighters. ((For Nina Vishneva in New York, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date April 19, 2022 16:37 EDT
- Description English New York and New Jersey firefighters are gathering gear from colleagues across the United States to help their counterparts in Ukraine stay safe. Some volunteer firefighters also are collecting unused ballistic vests and helmets to send. Nina Vishneva has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English