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On April 16, 2005, Andover, IA volunteer firefighter Justin Faur
attempted to rescue a co-worker who had fallen into a manure pit at his
place of employment. Both men later died.
At issue with the fire department’s workers compensation insurance carrier was whether Faur
was acting as a firefighter or as an employee as a result of his
efforts to save his co-worker. The insurance company (Travelers)
contended that Faur was not acting as a firefighter at the time.
Go to my blog to read more: http://www.firefighternation.com/profiles/blogs/self-dispatch-or-in...
attempted to rescue a co-worker who had fallen into a manure pit at his
place of employment. Both men later died.
At issue with the fire department’s workers compensation insurance carrier was whether Faur
was acting as a firefighter or as an employee as a result of his
efforts to save his co-worker. The insurance company (Travelers)
contended that Faur was not acting as a firefighter at the time.
Go to my blog to read more: http://www.firefighternation.com/profiles/blogs/self-dispatch-or-in...
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Permalink Reply by Derek R. on
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I am in aggreeance with the thought that he DID initiate the call to 911. He knew that his dept. would be the one responding. It IS an emergency with which his firefighter experience will take over.
In my opinion, he was "on the clock" the second he noticed the emergency and began reacting. And I'm taking it as though Justin was just a guy "throwing a rope" to someone in a pit. in the minds of the WCB insurance co.,because he wasn't "called" to the emergency. How sad. Just to save a few bucks.
I do have more to say, I just can't sort out my thoughts right now. Final thought: pay the family, he was a firefighter trying to save a life. On lines as fine as this, it would at least be good publicity for Traveler's to agree he was acting as a firefighter.
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