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Capt. Kimberly Schoppa died of ovarian cancer, which is recognized in Virginia as an occupational cancer in the fire service.

A Stafford County mother trudged through a foot-and-a-half of snow and dodged downed power lines to make it to a hospital to deliver her baby.

Union members tell WUSA9 they've been required to use sick leave during mandatory quarantine periods. Author: Larry Miller Updated: 8:31 PM EST December 21, 2020 FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — The union representing Fairfax County firefighters says that its members are entitled to workers' compensation if they have been exposed to COVID-19 while on the job, but alleges members' claims are being denied.  "All we want is what our members have earned," Ron Kuley, president of Fairfax County Professional Firefighters and Paramedic -IAFF LOCAL 2068, said. “I think 20 ha...

Fairfax firefighters routinely denied workers' comp after coronavirus infections, union says Antonio Olivo, The Washington Post Dec. 19, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Va., in February.photo for The Washington Post by Evelyn Hockstein. Since March, about 100 of Fairfax County's firefighters and paramedics have tested positive for the coronavirus, which its union says is part of the hazard that comes with emergency calls involving residents who've been infected, then sleeping in sometimes crowded fire stations for d...