(Washington, DC) — U.S. firefighters who got cancer from working in toxic wildfire smoke are getting compensation from the federal government. A law signed by President Trump on Thursday makes firefighters eligible for a payment of nearly 450-thousand dollars and college tuition for their family if they die or become debilitated from a smoke-related cancer. The bipartisan bill was co-sponsored by Republican Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota and Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, and requires about 20 smoke-related cancers to be automatically treated as line-of-duty injuries.
Bipartisan Bill Compensates Firefighters Who Get Cancer From Wildfire Smoke
