Both the Senate and the House of the North Carolina General Assembly have introduced bills to help protect firefighters.
CBS 17 reports that House Bill 97 would expand definitions of on-duty deaths for firefighters to include stomach cancer.
The new Senate bill would slightly increase pensions for firefighters and also give them more representation statewide.
“A lot of [firefighters] are selfless individuals that sacrifice to make sure the rest of us are taken care of,” Rep. Ben Moss told CBS 17.
“I don’t really know that you can draw a line as to how much support you can give back to them,” he added.
