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To qualify for special handling pursuant to § 8143b, an employee must have had not less than five years of Federal employment in aggregate in which they were engaged in fire protection activities. On September 10, 2024, DFEC issued FECA Bulletin 24-05 to clarify that a combination of Federal and non-Federal employment can satisfy the […]

The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2022 establishes an automatic presumption of entitlement to benefits through FECA for federal firefighters who have been employed in fire protection activities for 5 years or more and have been diagnosed with one or more of the referenced illnesses. The following illnesses include: Brain Cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, […]