Cancer coverage for eligible firefighters will be available in March to all Missouri municipal and district fire operations through the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Pool (MFFCIP). Contributions will be prorated for a January 1 annual policy term. A roster of eligible fire service personnel is required.
After two years of looking at the cancer issues in Missouri, SB45 was passed in both houses and signed by the Governor allowing for the creation of the MFFCIP. With the Steering Committee’s launch of its Pool, it will begin to facilitate the delivery of coverage for fourteen (14) nationally recognized cancers that are scientifically arguable as occurring more frequently in fire service occupation. Read more here.
