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Is firefighter multiple myeloma covered in your state?

26 states name multiple myeloma in their firefighter cancer law, and 13 more presume it came from the job when it is linked to what you were exposed to.

Check multiple myeloma in your state

Named in state law
26 states
the law lists it by name
If linked to the job
13 more states
a presumption for cancers tied to an exposure
Federal firefighters
Named
after 5 years of service
Research (IARC, 2022)
Not rated
not among the cancers it linked to firefighting

Sources: each state's law, linked on its page; 5 U.S.C. § 8143b for federal firefighters; IARC Monographs volume 132.

Which states presume multiple myeloma for firefighters?

States that name multiple myeloma (26)

Presumed when linked to your work (13)

The law covers any cancer tied to a job exposure, so your claim has to show the link.

A cancer benefit instead of a presumption (4)

Your department carries insurance that pays a set benefit for multiple myeloma. A workers' comp claim is separate.

Another rule or not covered (7)

Multiple myeloma is not presumed here; the state page says what the law does cover.

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Multiple myeloma and firefighting: what the research says

The 2022 IARC review that rated firefighting a cause of cancer did not list multiple myeloma among the cancers it linked to the job (IARC Monographs volume 132).

A 2006 University of Cincinnati review of 32 studies, cited by NIOSH, found a probable risk of multiple myeloma for firefighters (NIOSH). The U.S. Fire Administration lists it among the cancers with extra risk (USFA, 2024).

How do you file a firefighter multiple myeloma claim?

  1. Get the diagnosis in writing: the type of multiple myeloma and the date it was found.
  2. Open your state's page above for the claims board, the claim form and the time limits for telling your department and for filing.
  3. If your state names multiple myeloma, say so on the claim and name the law. If it does not, ask your doctor for a signed note saying your work caused it.

Multiple myeloma is not one of the six illnesses in the firefighting foam lawsuit (MDL 2873), so the AFFF cases do not cover it. Federal firefighters and 9/11 responders have their own programs: the federal presumption and the 9/11 health and compensation programs.