Jennifer Tomazic

1 month ago | wpxi.com | Jennifer Tomazic

LocalLocal state Rep. joins push to require schools to test for radon By Jennifer Tomazic, WPXI-TVFebruary 24, 2025 at 4:59 pm ESTBy Jennifer Tomazic, WPXI-TVFebruary 24, 2025 at 4:59 pm EST

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer Tomazic

There’s a new push to have schools in Pennsylvania test for radon, the radioactive odorless gas that seeps into buildings from the ground. Jackie Nixon continually monitors radon levels in her condo in South Fayette. She has a vested interest because of her health. She is a 10-year survivor of lung cance , a very foreign concept to the otherwise healthy, non-smoker. “When they told me it was lung cancer, I thought I was going to die,” Nixon said.

2 months ago | wpxi.com | Jennifer Tomazic

High-profile cardiac arrests, like Damar Hamlin’s, have really brought the importance of life-saving skills to the spotlight. The average person has the capability of saving a life with CPR and an AED, as long as one is near. There’s a renewed push to make sure they’re on every athletic field that kids in Pennsylvania play on. Spencer Davis is alive because there was an AED on his field in Hollidaysburg, about 2 hours east of Pittsburgh. He plays football for Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jennifer Tomazic

High-profile cardiac arrests, like Damar Hamlin’s, have really brought the importance of life-saving skills to the spotlight. The average person has the capability of saving a life with CPR and an AED, as long as one is near. There’s a renewed push to make sure they’re on every athletic field that kids in Pennsylvania play on. Spencer Davis is alive because there was an AED on his field in Hollidaysburg, about 2 hours east of Pittsburgh. He plays football for Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School.

Dec 10, 2024 | wpxi.com | Jennifer Tomazic

PITTSBURGH — At least 100 firefighters from the City of Pittsburgh have lost their lives in the line of duty over the course of the department’s history, including one recently. Now, there’s a memorial being built to honor and educate. When Channel 11′s Jennifer Tomazic sat down with the firefighters for this story, she had no idea what was to come later that day. After no line of duty deaths for 20 years, that night Pittsburgh firefighter and Battalion Chief John Walsh died.