Firefighter Denied Medical Care After Line-of-Duty Injuries: His Devastating Fight
West Palm Beach, Fl - Firefighters answer calls for help during the most frightening moments of people’s lives. They enter burning buildings, climb unstable ladders, carry heavy equipment, and work in extreme conditions. When everyone else is moving away from danger, firefighters move toward it. They accept these risks with the expectation that if they are injured while protecting the public, they will receive the medical treatment necessary to recover. Retired St. Paul Fire Captain Tom Bever believed that promise would be honored. Read more and listen to the #Free #Podcast here. After suffering serious line-of-duty injuries while fighting a commercial fire, however, Bever said he was forced into another battle. It was a prolonged fight for medical care that he says eventually cost him his firefighting career, his health, his financial security, and his family’s home. His experience raises a disturbing question: What happens when a firefighter is injured while protecting the publ...