The Honoring our Fallen Heroes Act is headed to President Trump for his signature.
The measure was included in the $901B National Defense Authorization Act that the U.S. Senate passed 77-20 Wednesday afternoon.
Now, families of responders who die of occupational cancer will be eligible to receive Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB).
Heretofore, only relatives of firefighters who died of cancers associated with Sept. 11 were eligible.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.