Should a weatherman's job include this?

A Fox 5 extreme weather reporter from D.C. was covering Ocean City, MD on site during Hurricane Irene when he thought that he was being covered with "sea foam" but it actually consisted of raw sewage too. That's just so nasty.  He probably doesn't earn that much money so is it worth it for him to stay out there in such bad conditions?  Should other news reporters be obligated to endure similar situations as under their job contracts?