City of Clearwater v. Carpentieri

SMITH, Senior Judge.

In this appeal, the employer/carrier (E/C) seek reversal of a workers’ compensation order in which the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) found that the claimant, a firefighter, is entitled to the presumption of compensability set forth in section 112.18(1), Florida Statutes (1991)1. We affirm.

The claimant, Arthur Carpentieri, was employed by the City of Clearwater as a firefighter from October, 1963 until his retirement. He suffered a heart attack on November 17, 1991, one day prior to the date his retirement was accepted and his pension awarded by the City Commission of…