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Widow of firefighter who died in 2018 urges first responders to contact LEFT 2 ombudsman for claims help
Summary
A family member of a deceased firefighter urged first responders with cancer or cardiac conditions to seek guidance from the LEFT 2 ombudsman's office, saying presumptive status is not the only way to file an LNI claim and providing an email for assistance.
Kalina, whose husband, firefighter paramedic Eric Schaus, died in 2018 of an occupational disease, urged first responders and their families to seek help from the LEFT 2 ombudsman's office for questions about presumptive illnesses and filing LNI claims.
"Firefighters have a disproportionately higher rate for cancers and heart disease,"…
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