2 SJC leaders want firefighter protection law expanded following 2011 St. Augustine gas station fire, explosion

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2 SJC leaders want firefighter protection law expanded following 2011 St. Augustine gas station fire, explosion

Two St. Johns County leaders are pushing for significant changes at the state level to better protect firefighters who experience “line of duty” injuries or sicknesses.The effort stems from a fire and explosion in St. Augustine in August 2011.One firefighter told News4JAX he thought he was going to die that day.“I walked up to a friend that responded from our station, Station 12, after that call. I hugged him,” said Pat Taaffe, who is a firefigh…