Firefighter Injury Case

<h1>Firefighter Injury Case</h1>Author: <a title="Adam" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/adam/283829.htm">Adam</a> Recently the NYC Fire Department said that its’ multi-million dollar campaign to diversify their ranks has paid off. More than 20,000 people have applied during this round of recruitment.  The FDNY only holds recruitment drives once every four years. It’s important to know that there are laws in place to protect the rights of our city’s bravest. Those laws not only make sure the firefighters have the best in terms of equipment but they also require that all buildings in the city meet fire safety standards so as to prevent unnecessary injury. Here’s an example of a firefighter being protected by the law even though he was engaged in a dangerous job. Firefighter “Frank” was 36 years old, in great shape.  He was responding to a fire in an abandoned building in the Sugar Hill section of Manhattan. In the course of fighting the blaze, Frank was on an exterior staircase which collapsed causing him to fall about 10 feet. As a result of the fall, the heads of Frank’s hips were damaged and there were additional splits and fissures in the surrounding cartilage and bone structure. Frank underwent hip replacement surgery, followed by six months of physical therapy, three-times a week. It was discovered that the building owners were issued four building-code violations prior to the fire for failing to properly seal the building and maintain the staircase. A special law enacted to protect firefighters allowed Frank to bring a case on the basis of the building code violations. The lawsuit was successful and Frank deservingly received substantial compensation for his injuries. For more information on <a href="http://www.triallaw1.com/">Personal Injury Lawsuit</a> and <a href="http://67.19.7.178:1058/?p=27">Firefighter Injury Case</a>, visit <a href="http://www.triallaw1.com/"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.triallaw1.com">http://www.triallaw1.com</a></a>About the Author: New York Personal Injury, Trial Law Firm of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C. was founded more than 75 years ago and is one of the largest plaintiffs' personal injury law firms in the State. For more information on Serious Burn Injury visit: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.triallaw1.com">http://www.triallaw1.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/personal-injury-articles/firefighter-injury-case-1445661.html" title="Firefighter Injury Case">Firefighter Injury Case</a>

Recently the NYC Fire Department said that its’ multi-million dollar campaign to diversify their ranks has paid off. More than 20,000 people have applied during this round of recruitment. The FDNY only holds recruitment drives once every four years.

It’s important to know that there are laws in place to protect the rights of our city’s bravest. Those laws not only make sure the firefighters have the best in terms of equipment but they also require that all buildings in the city meet fire safety standards so as to prevent unnecessary injury.

Here’s an example of a firefighter being protected by the law even though he was engaged in a dangerous job. Firefighter “Frank” was 36 years old, in great shape. He was responding to a fire in an abandoned building in the Sugar Hill section of Manhattan. In the course of fighting the blaze, Frank was on an exterior staircase which collapsed causing him to fall about 10 feet.

As a result of the fall, the heads of Frank’s hips were damaged and there were additional splits and fissures in the surrounding cartilage and bone structure. Frank underwent hip replacement surgery, followed by six months of physical therapy, three-times a week.

It was discovered that the building owners were issued four building-code violations prior to the fire for failing to properly seal the building and maintain the staircase. A special law enacted to protect firefighters allowed Frank to bring a case on the basis of the building code violations. The lawsuit was successful and Frank deservingly received substantial compensation for his injuries.

For more information on Personal Injury Lawsuit and Firefighter Injury Case, visit http://www.triallaw1.com

New York Personal Injury, Trial Law Firm of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo, P.C. was founded more than 75 years ago and is one of the largest plaintiffs' personal injury law firms in the State. For more information on Serious Burn Injury visit: http://www.triallaw1.com

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