Volunteer Firefighter Gets Benefits for Throat Cancer

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a volunteer firefighter was entitled to benefits for his cancer. Case: Lake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company v. Rae (WCAB), No. 92 C.D. 2024, 04/01/2025, unpublished. Facts: Alex Rae worked for more than three decades as a firefighter. In March 2021, Rae was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in the base of the tongue. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that he was exposed to the International Agency for Research on Cancer's Group 1 carcinogens while a volunteer firefighter for the Lake Ari...