Local Firefighter Groups Seek Change to Line of Duty Death Benefits in Federal Law

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Local firefighter groups seek change to line of duty death benefits in federal law

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa firefighters seeking medical coverage got a big win earlier this month when Governor Reynolds signed a bill to expand the types of cancers covered in the state for first responders. Now, that same coalition is focusing on a federal bill that would expand the definition of line of duty deaths. "Over the past five years, we've been working on trying to get the line of duty death benefit at the federal level to include canc…