Nebraska § 35-1003 Terms, defined

Nebraska Statutes

§ 35-1003 — Terms, defined

Nebraska § 35-1003

Ch. 35Fire Companies and Firefighters

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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 35-1003 (2026).

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For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:

(1)Cancer means:

(a)A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or

(b)Melanoma; and

(2)Firefighter means:

(a)A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;

(b)A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a m

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For purposes of the Firefighter Cancer Benefits Act:
(1) Cancer means:
(a) A disease (i) caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body or a malignant growth or tumor resulting from the division of abnormal cells and (ii) affecting the prostate, breast, or lung or the lymphatic, hematological, digestive, urinary, neurological, or reproductive system; or
(b) Melanoma; and
(2) Firefighter means:
(a) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of a municipality or a rural or suburban fire protection district in this state, including a municipality having a home rule charter or a municipal authority created pursuant to a home rule charter that has its own paid fire department;
(b) A firefighter or firefighter-paramedic who is a member of a paid fire department of an airport authority; or
(c) A volunteer firefighter who has been deemed an employee under subdivision (3) of section 48-115 .