Gabe Torres Act moves forward, would expand benefits for families of fallen responders

Raleigh City Council Again Considers Separation Allowance for Firefighters

At a city council budget work session this week, Raleigh’s fire chief, Herbert Griffin, told council members that since he started the job four years ago, five firefighters under his command have died. He was speaking to the realities of a profession that is unusually difficult and often dangerous. “Firefighters have a 22 percent increased chance of catching cancer and dying at an early age,” Griffin told the council. “The expected lifespan for …

Raleigh, NC.- A bill honoring a police officer who died in Raleigh, which guarantees the protection of the families of those who risked their lives, is moving forward in the state legislature. On Wednesday morning, March 12, the House Pension Committee passed the Gabe Torres Act. CASO The Gabe Torres Act bears the name of the Raleigh police officer who died in the mass shooting at a Hedingham house in 2022 and would include survival benefits for…

'Gabe Torres Act' honoring fallen RPD officer advances in legislature

A bill honoring a fallen Raleigh police officer, making sure the families of those who put their lives on the line are taken care of, is moving through the state legislature.

Gabe Torres Act moves forward, would expand benefits for families of fallen responders

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Members of a North Carolina House committee approved to move a proposed bill forward that would support family members of fallen first responders. The Gabe Torres Act honors the life of Raleigh Police Officer Torres, one of five people killed in a mass shooting in October 2022 in the Hedingham neighborhood. Torres was shot in his vehicle while preparing to head to work. The House Bill would ultimately expand eligibility un…