A Des Moines (IA) firefighter’s death from cancer is being classified as in the line of duty in light of a 2009 state law.
After a seven month battle, Kirk Pederson, 49, died Monday from lung and throat cancer. A fellow firefighter told a reporter from WOI-DT that Pederson was a fitness buff and non-smoker, yet he still developed lung cancer that spread to several other organs.
Pederson’s death was ruled in the line of duty under Iowa’s cancer presumption law, which presumes cancer develops in firefighters because of their exposure to toxins on the fireground.
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