For purposes of this section and sections 3-123, 7-313h to 7-313k inclusive, and 29-303, “firefighter” shall include any (1) local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire investigator, fire inspector and such other classes of inspectors and investigators for whom the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee, acting jointly, have adopted minimum standards […]
(a) There is established an account to be known as the “firefighters cancer relief account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the cancer relief subcommittee of the […]
(a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief subcommittee of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association that shall consist of one member from the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, one member from the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, one member from the Uniformed Professional Firefighters of the International Association of Firefighters, one member from the Connecticut Fire Marshals […]
(a) There is established a firefighters cancer relief program, the purpose of which is to provide wage replacement benefits to firefighters who are diagnosed with certain conditions of cancer as a result of their service as firefighters. (b) A firefighter shall be eligible for wage replacement benefits for any condition of cancer affecting the brain, […]
Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety on the status of the firefighters […]
In consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control, the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee and any other state or municipal entity providing training to a firefighter, as defined in section 31-294k, shall provide resilience and self-care technique training for any individual […]
(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the chief of a volunteer fire department for a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p, shall submit to the State Fire Administrator a report on the yearly average of the number of volunteer firefighters from such municipality's volunteer fire department who enrolled in Firefighter […]
(a) Each municipality within the state shall annually contribute, not later than December fifteenth of each year, ten dollars per firefighter within such municipality's district to the firefighters cancer relief account established pursuant to section 7-313h. (b) Municipality contributions shall be based on the current number of career and volunteer firefighters within the municipality at […]
(a) The Joint Council of Connecticut Fire Service Organizations, in consultation with the Connecticut State Firefighters Association, must come up with a joint plan for maintenance and remediation of toxic substances on turnout gear. Such plan shall be submitted to the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control by July 1, 2023. Upon approval of such […]
