Texas gives firefighters and emergency medical technicians something no other worker gets: a statutory presumption that certain cancers and cardiac events are work related, which shifts the burden onto the carrier to prove otherwise. It is a real advantage and it is routinely denied anyway. Knowing what the presumption covers, what defeats it, and where the appeal goes is most of the battle. The Law Offices of Brent A. Devere advises first responders in Austin and across Central Texas.