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Cancer :
Research
Firefighters perceive cancer risks as the result of performing essential job tasks and from indirect job factors related to being a firefighter.
Cancer :
Video
Florida State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis sat down with 10News Anchor Allison Kropff to discuss the passage of Florida’s new firefighter cancer law that guarantees health care benefits to first… View Article
Cancer :
Tools/Resources
( will list States and presumptive legislation – separate spreadsheet)
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SEE sHEET 2
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Video
These firefighters ditched their uniforms for suits to appear before lawmakers regarding this bipartisan effort. The bill would add brain, testicular, and colon cancers to the list of what’s covered… View Article
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Article
For the more than 1,500 men and women of the Boston Fire Department, there is a slower, more insidious threat to their well-being than the immediate danger of a burning… View Article
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Article
More than a year after a Houston firefighter died of cancer, her husband is fighting for benefits he says his wife earned.
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Article
Congressmen Chris Collins and Bill Pascrell Jr. (New Jersey) celebrated President Donald Trump signing into law H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act. The legislation they authored together will require… View Article
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Baytown firefighter Patrick Mahoney (second from left) is being sued by the city of Baytown to deny him coverage for his cancer treatment
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SB 541 would have used a surcharge on insurance policies to fund benefits for firefighters presumed to have gotten cancer from their work
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Provinces across Canada are suddenly considering or have already passed legislation establishing a rebuttable presumption for compensation for firefighters who develop certain types of cancer.