Bill Would Add Forest Firefighters to Cancer Presumption Statute

Four state lawmakers have introduced legislation to add forest fire officers and fire/crash rescue officers to the list of fire and police personnel who are entitled to a presumption that specific cancers are compensable occupational diseases. House Bill 6188 would allow forest fire officers and rescue officers with more than five years active service to suspend their workers’ compensation claims against their employers and claim for benefits under a first-responder presumed coverage fund that was created for firefighters who suffer cancer of the respiratory tract, bladder, skin, brain,...