The Michigan State Firemen’s Association, E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety, and the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System remind Michiganders to take some simple steps to reduce the chance of a fire from occurring in their home or workplace this winter season.
In 2014, Michigan passed a firefighters’ cancer presumption law to consider such risks when providing workers’ compensation for certain cancers. But with only full-time firefighters covered, most of Michigan’s are ineligible.