Slipping on a patch of ice outside the Pine Grove station, Fuller broke her arm and wrist and injured her back, neck and legs. Progressive nerve damage has left her with little control over her left foot and ankle.
Nearly two years later, Fuller still must use a walker or a wheelchair.
She lost her part-time clerical job with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department. And she now depends on the $340 per week paid by workers' compensation and two supplemental plans -- less than she earned before her fall. That cut, combined with mounting medical bills, has strained the family budget.
The daughter of a volunteer chief, Fuller, 36, grew up with the fire service and met her husband at the fire hall. She is disappointed in her treatment.
"As a volunteer firefighter," Fuller said, "you
