By Heather Haley
WYMT-TV
WASHINGTON — It’s been three years since President Bush signed a law granting federal benefits to families of first responders who die of heart attacks and strokes on the job. But the Fraternal Order of Police says not one dollar has been paid.
Firefighters with the Hazard Fire Department say their jobs can be stressful sometimes, from fires to emergency assistance calls, no two days are ever the same.
“Firefighting is hours of sheer boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror,” said Sergeant Stephen Argonis.
In the Hometown Heroes Act of 2003, congress said heart attacks and strokes on the job should be presumed to be line-of-duty deaths making survivors eligible for federal benefits.
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