ACCG encourages counties to take proactive steps to reduce the risks of firefighter cancer and provides for their firefighters’ cancer benefit needs. 

Why This Program Matters

In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 146, requiring legally organized fire departments to provide specific cancer benefits to firefighters beginning January 1, 2018. This legislation also authorized the ACCG – Interlocal Risk Management Agency (ACCG-IRMA) to establish a Supplemental Medical, Accident & Disability Fund to deliver these benefits to Georgia counties. 

About This Program

To help counties meet this requirement and take advantage of group purchasing power, ACCG-IRMA created the Firefighters’ Cancer Benefit Program. 

The Fund was launched on January 1, 2018, with an initial membership of 109 counties and coverage provided by The Hartford. 

For more details, visit the Georgia Firefighters’ Cancer Benefit Program website, developed by ACCG in partnership with the Georgia Municipal Association. 

The Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) is the sponsor and administrator of the ACCG-IRMA. The Firefighters’ Cancer Benefit Program is one of three ACCG-IRMA Funds. 

Contacts:

Ben Pittarelli, Health Program and Insurance Marketing Director, at 678.773.4032 or bpittarelli@accg.org

Joe Dan Thompson, Marketing and Field Service Representative, at (404) 522-5022 or jthompson@accg.org