In re Winchester

OPINION

Montana, C.J.

This is a claim for compensation arising out of the death of Russell A. Winchester, a firefighter/paramedic for the Glenbrook Fire District, pursuant to the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Workers, Civil Air Patrol Members, Paramedics, and Firemen Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 281 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as the Act. Firefighter Winchester died on September 29,1987, from injuries sustained from a fall on September 23, 1987. The Claimant, the decedent’s father, and Shirley Peters, the decedent’s mother, were…