Firefighter cancer presumption in Wyoming
In Wyoming, 2 cancers are presumed job-related once you have 10 years of service; other cancers count when linked to exposure.
The law here: Wyo. Stat. § 27-15-102. It covers workers' comp, firefighter disability retirement and tuition.
Presumed means the law assumes your job caused the cancer, so your employer has to show it came from something else. Workers' comp (workers' compensation) is the insurance that pays medical bills and part of your lost pay when work makes you sick.
The conditions under Wyoming's law
- Your service lasted at least 10 years.
- A volunteer is covered if, while active, they went to at least 40% of drills and at least 25% of emergency calls.
- During your required years of service, you were exposed to firefighting hazards.
- A physical exam you had showed no sign of the cancer.
- You ask for the presumption no later than 10 years after you leave firefighting work.
- If your cancer is linked to smoking, you have gone 10 or more years without tobacco, or quit at least 10 years ago.
Your employer can argue the cancer has another cause, but it needs strong, clear proof.
Questions about your diagnosis, your service record or your deadline go to the claims line: +1 833 853 0496
Cancers Wyoming's law covers
Other cancers qualify too, when a known or suspected cancer-causing substance, heat, smoke, or radiation may be responsible.
| Cancer | Covered in Wyoming? |
|---|---|
| Leukemia | Yes |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | Yes |
| Bladder cancer | If linked to your work |
| Brain cancer | If linked to your work |
| Breast cancer | If linked to your work |
| Colon or rectal cancer | If linked to your work |
| Esophagus cancer | If linked to your work |
| Kidney cancer | If linked to your work |
| Liver cancer | If linked to your work |
| Lung cancer | If linked to your work |
| Mesothelioma | If linked to your work |
| Multiple myeloma | If linked to your work |
| Ovarian, cervical or uterine cancer | If linked to your work |
| Pancreatic cancer | If linked to your work |
| Prostate cancer | If linked to your work |
| Skin cancer, melanoma included | If linked to your work |
| Stomach cancer | If linked to your work |
| Testicular cancer | If linked to your work |
| Throat or mouth cancer | If linked to your work |
| Thyroid cancer | If linked to your work |
In Wyoming, how do you file a workers' comp cancer claim as a firefighter?
- Put it in writing to your department: you have cancer and you believe the job caused it. Save a copy for yourself.
- Submit the claim to your employer's insurer or to the Workers' Compensation Division at the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, naming the law that applies (Wyo. Stat. § 27-15-102) on your form.
- Collect your diagnosis, any physical exam results, your fire and exposure records, and the dates you were hired and served.
- Start soon. Workers' comp claims have time limits for telling your employer and for filing, and some are short.
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