Bill Text: IL HR0545 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the month of January 2024 as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-16 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts [HR0545 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0545-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Fire fighters serve communities across Illinois | ||||||
| 3 | by putting our safety above their own; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Fire fighters often work in a toxic environment | ||||||
| 5 | filled with smoke, soot, and other carcinogens; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, According to research, fire fighters have a 9% | ||||||
| 7 | greater chance of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% | ||||||
| 8 | greater chance of dying from cancer than the general | ||||||
| 9 | population; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Fire fighter occupational cancer is the leading | ||||||
| 11 | cause of line-of-duty deaths in professional fire fighters and | ||||||
| 12 | has reached epidemic levels; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Studies have found a direct correlation between | ||||||
| 14 | the chemical exposures fire fighters experience on the job and | ||||||
| 15 | their increased risk for cancer; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, All 50 states in the United States recognize | ||||||
| 17 | cancer as a presumptive workers' compensation claim for fire | ||||||
| 18 | fighters; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Early detection of cancer through routine | ||||||
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| 1 | screening leads to earlier treatment and better disease | ||||||
| 2 | outcomes, including improved survival and reduced morbidity; | ||||||
| 3 | and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The International Association of Fire Fighters | ||||||
| 5 | (IAFF) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN) have | ||||||
| 6 | declared January as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month; | ||||||
| 7 | therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we declare the month of January 2024 as Fire Fighter Cancer | ||||||
| 11 | Awareness Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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