| Medical
condition |
Presumptions
shall not apply |
Presumption
shall apply |
| Heart problems
experienced
within
seventy-two
hours of
exposure to
smoke, fumes, or
toxic substance |
Current smoker |
Firefighters that
never smoked
tobacco |
| Former smoker
who last smoked
less than two
years prior to the
cardiac event |
Former smoker
who last smoked
two years or
more prior to the
cardiac event |
Asthma
|
Current smoker |
Firefighters that
never smoked
tobacco |
| Former smoker
who last smoked
less than five
years before
date of
manifestation of
the disease |
Former smoker
who last smoked
five years or
more before date
of manifestation
of the disease |
COPD/emphysema/chronic
bronchitis
|
Current smoker |
Firefighters that
never smoked
tobacco |
| Former smoker
who last smoked
less than fifteen
years before
date of
manifestation of
the disease |
Former smoker
who last smoked
fifteen years or
more before date
of manifestation
of the disease |
Lung cancer
|
Current smoker |
Firefighters that
never smoked |
| Former smoker
who last smoked
less than fifteen
years before
date of
manifestation of
the disease |
Former smoker
who last smoked
fifteen years or
more before date
of manifestation
of the disease |