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AB 2052 —4— <br /> 1 (D) A county forestry or firefighting department or unit. <br /> 2 (2) Active firefighting members of a fire department that serves <br /> 3 a United States Department of Defense installation and who are <br /> 4 certified by the Department of Defense as meeting its standards <br /> 5 for firefighters. <br /> 6 (3) Active firefighting members of a fire department that serves <br /> 7 a National Aeronautics and Space Administration installation and <br /> 8 who adhere to training standards established in accordance with <br /> 9 Article 4 (commencing with Section 13155) of Chapter 1 of Part <br /> 10 2 of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code. <br /> 11 (4) Individuals Peace officers described in Chapter 4.5 <br /> 12 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal <br /> 13 Code. <br /> 14 (5) (A) Fire and rescue services coordinators who work for the <br /> 15 Office of Emergency Services. <br /> 16 (B) For purposes of this paragraph, "fire and rescue services <br /> 17 coordinators" means coordinators with any of the following job <br /> 18 classifications: coordinator, senior coordinator, or chief <br /> 19 coordinator. <br /> 20 (b) The term"injury," as used in this division, includes cancer, <br /> 21 including leukemia,that develops or manifests itself during a period <br /> 22 in which a person described in <br /> 23 subdivision (a) is in the service of the department or unit, if the <br /> 24 ___b__ __ individual person demonstrates that he or she was <br /> 25 exposed,while in the service of the department or unit,to a known <br /> 26 carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research <br /> 27 on Cancer, or as defined by the director. <br /> 28 (c) The compensation that is awarded for cancer shall include <br /> 29 full hospital,surgical,medical treatment,disability indemnity,and <br /> 30 death benefits, as provided by this division. <br /> 31 (d) The cancer so developing or manifesting itself in these cases <br /> 32 shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the <br /> 33 employment. This presumption is disputable and may be <br /> 34 controverted by evidence that the primary site of the cancer has <br /> 35 been established and that the carcinogen to which the-me r berve <br /> 36 intfividtrat person has demonstrated exposure is not reasonably <br /> 37 linked to the disabling cancer. Unless so controverted,the appeals <br /> 38 board is bound to find in accordance with the presumption. This <br /> 39 presumption shall be extended to a-u1en1L.d 9L ULdi✓idual person <br /> 40 following termination of service for a period of three calendar <br /> 98 <br />