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Despite providing documentation for his accommodations, the N.C. Office of EMS denied Austin Freidt a paper exam and a reader
Lawrence firefighter Miguel Baez focused on recovering as quickly as possible and committed himself to being upbeat
The law applies to those who got sick with the virus from March 9, 2020, through June 30, 2021 and assumes they contracted it because of work
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Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability
Junie’s mother said his favorite part of the fire station visit was spending time with this patient firefighter
“I give 110% of myself,” said Amy Newman, who served with the Tonawanda department for about 12 years before she was injured in 2018
“My dog picked up the track right away from where Jacob was last seen in the woods,” said Windsor Assistant Fire Chief Callie Mallory
Two women’s efforts “helped us in saving the two people that were in distress, and also helping to evacuate everyone else,” a Seattle Fire Department spokesperson said
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Bend Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Hopper ran into the house after a neighbor said the resident was disabled and couldn’t get out
The former Buffalo firefighter-EMT says he was fired under an outdated collective bargaining agreement
The Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 would expand eligibility for benefits and address delays in processing claims
Lawyers for the former Huntsville firefighter say he was labeled a “pill popper” after experiencing surgery complications
The bill would provide disability payments and copay reimbursements for first responders with PTSD
The mobile vaccination teams will work to vaccinate older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers at about 100 adult family homes in the city
Albany Fire Capt. Jeremy E. Clawson claims he was wrongly accused of public intoxication after becoming disoriented due to diabetes and hypothermia
The former Decatur firefighter claims she was misled into receiving only about 11.5% of her pension after she retired due to a back injury sustained on the job
The Hale Foundation has filed a lawsuit after the Valor Station’s zoning application was rejected following widespread opposition from residents
According to her family’s attorney, Timesha Beauchamp, 20, died in the hospital due to brain damage suffered in the August incident
The Atlantic County Special Needs Registry seeks to ensure first responders can prepare to care appropriately for a person with special needs
The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force’s work
The law extends death benefits to public safety officers who die as a result of COVID-19
The ADA allows potential firefighters to be judged on what they can do, not on what others perceive their capabilities to be
The bill, which creates a presumption that COVID-19 was contracted in the line of duty, is headed to the president’s desk
The lieutenant is accused of disclosing protected health information in the post on Facebook
Retired Firefighter John Wetter says he was left with permanent lung damage after responding to a hazmat incident and that he should have been accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act
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