Eatonville Board Denies Disability Pension For Pulse First Responders
• The Town of Eatonville has denied a disability pension for a Pulse first responder with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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• The Town of Eatonville has denied a disability pension for a Pulse first responder with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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• Tom “Bull” Hill is walking from Key West to Tallahassee to try and change state laws for fire fighters with cancer. He started with one backpack and 87 patches of Florida firefighters who died from cancer. He now has three backpacks and the ashes of three firefighters who died – and will likely have a fourth backpack by the time he leaves Central Florida.
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• Florida Governor Rick Scott is expected to sign a bill Tuesday to expand workers’ compensation coverage for first responders.
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• Josh Vandegrift was just starting a 24-hour shift for the Cocoa Fire Department on Florida’s Space Coast when the call came in: A pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle about 100 yards from the station where he worked.
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• Update, March 5, 2018: The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill on Saturday that would provide lost wages to first responders disabled with PTSD. The Florida House passed the bill on Monday. It will now head to Gov. Rick Scott. A Florida bill to assist first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has found new life in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
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• Brevard County Ocean Rescue is flying the purple flag for a second time this month. More Portuguese man-of-war have been found in the water and on the shore.
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• Could you commit to physical activity every day for two months? The Florida Hospital Move60 Challenge begins Thursday with a morning and afternoon walk.
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• An Orange County pediatrician has been arrested and her license suspended in Florida. She gave more than 500 young patients partial or contaminated vaccines.
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• A team of engineers from the University of Central Florida, Embry-Riddle, and the International Hip Dysplasia Institute are refining a brace used to treat hip dysplasia in infants. It means that most families could opt out of surgery.
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• Orange County is receiving a 2 million dollar federal grant aimed at reducing opioid deaths.
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