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Assistant fire chief urges help as firefighter's widow waits for workman's comp and food-bank van delayed
Summary
Barry France, assistant fire chief, told the Borough of Northampton council that Captain Mike Book's widow has not received state workman's compensation funds despite the State Fire Commissioner's office declaring the death a line-of-duty death; France also raised concerns about a delayed van donation for the Northampton Area Food Bank.
Assistant Fire Chief Barry France asked the Borough of Northampton council on the record to help the family of Captain Mike Book, a volunteer firefighter who died after a training-related heart attack in November, saying the widow has yet to receive state workman's compensation payments.
France told the council that the State Fire Commissioner's office has "declared it a line of duty death" and that Book "will be honored" at a ceremony in Emmitsburg. But France said the family has been told the state claim was closed and that Donna Book "has to hire an attorney to get the claim open," a step that would require additional expense to the widow.
The council…
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