IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTION REQUESTED

Next week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will be considering legislation that amends the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Law to include cancer as an occupational disease for fire fighters, which includes a presumption that the cancer was contracted from our employment as a fire fighter. Cancer presumption has long been a priority for the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association.

Earlier this week, the PPFFA had mailed an informational newsletter to all House members at their Harrisburg office. The newsletter clearly explains why fire fighters in Pennsylvania need cancer presumption. That same newsletter has been mailed to all affiliate leadership today.

The legislation, House Bill 1768 is expected to be before the full House for its consideration on Wednesday, June 25. Prior to its consideration, it is expected to be amended to clean up some of the more confusing issues in the legislation by amendment number A07538.

All members and affiliates are being asked to call or email their Pennsylvania House member and ask them to please look for and read the fire fighters cancer brochure in their Harrisburg office, support and vote for A07538 to House Bill 1768, and finally vote for and support House Bill 1768 as amended by A07538. At this time, we are not aware of any other amendments and are not supportive of any other amendments. to the legislation.

Please make contact with your House members and discuss this very important issue with them. Ask them to stand with fire fighters on this issue.

Please drop Dave Eckman an email with the results of your conversations. He can be reached at deckman@ppffa.org.