"I was at the sofa superstore in Charleston when I lost nine of my very close friends." He is one of thousands of firefighters and police officers pushing for change, saying, "I want to get those employees back to work. We need that long-term cognitive therapeutic therapy that workers comp is designed to give so members can be healed from those injuries we cannot see." Currently, workers comp law prevents first responders from getting benefits for mental health injuries resulting from traumatic events witnessed on the job. Bill Pesature from the Professional Fire Fighters Association of South Carolina says this needs to change.