Event organizers highlight loss of life among workers on the frontline in the battle with COVID-19. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 7:45 pm, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
Mark Froemke, left, president of the Northern Valley Labor Council, speaks to attendees just before Ron Franz rings a bell in honor of workers who died on the job in 2020 during an event Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at Bringewatt Park in Grand Forks. (Korrie Wenzel/Grand Forks Herald)
The lives of people who died while on the job in 2020 – particularly those who died as a result of COVID-19 – were remembered at the annual Workers Memorial Service on Wednesday afternoon, April 28, at Bringewatt Park.
Firefighters battle for occupational cancer benefits
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) Cancer caused 66-percent of career firefighter line of duty deaths nationwide between 2002 and 2019 according to data from the International Association of Fire Fighters.
The reason why is the focus of News 13’s Deadlier than Fire series and documentary following several firefighters through their cancer battle.
At least 257 North Carolina firefighters from 77 departments have been diagnosed with cancer over the last decade according to a 2020 Health and Safety Survey done by the North Carolina Association of Fire Chiefs. Right now, the biggest battle is a lack of data and how to account for whether the job is putting firefighters at a greater risk. That’s slowly changing as states including North Carolina recognize collecting data concerning cancer cases among firefighters and conducting better research are the only way to better understand what appear to be increasing cases.
BUCYRUS - As the Bucyrus Fire Department begins the process of expanding its staff to be able to provide EMS service within the city, some additional training will be needed, the fire chief told members of the Bucyrus City Council Finance Committee on Tuesday.
At a special committee meeting, Service-Safety Director Jeff Wagner said some of his department s new hires will need additional training that wasn t included in his department s original budget for the year.
The department is in the process of hiring three employees to be ready to take over ambulance service within the city when the Central Joint Ambulance Service s contract with Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance expires at the end of October or sooner is necessary, fire Chief Chad Schwemley said.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At the peak of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Georgia, Dr. Deepak Aggarwal pulled into the driveway of the home he shares with his wife and two school-aged children.
In his years as a kidney doctor, the chief of the medical staff at Northeast Georgia Health System had never witnessed such a ruthless disease.
As was habit throughout the pandemic, he refrained from entering the house until he removed his clothes in the garage to avoid exposing his family. But on this day, just as the garage door opened, he saw his son dash outside to meet him. Behind the boy appeared his panicked wife, shouting: Don t touch him! Don t touch him!
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