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Union representatives say quarantined firefighters are being denied workers’ compensation because it’s too difficult to prove they were exposed through work
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FDNY Paramedic Christell Cadet, who has publicly shared her experience with the disease, has been hospitalized since falling ill last week
The union said parts of the plan, including the decision to “brown out” one of the city’s fire stations, are “unsafe”
The $11.5 million facility was built in a location to avoid traffic and includes a transitional storage and shower area for decontamination
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