Financial Assistance

To qualify for financial assistance through the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen's Fund, a nonprofit 501(3)(c), you must fill out an application, which will be reviewed by a committee of the Los Angeles Firemen's relief Association Trustees. All requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Once your application has been reviewed, you will be contacted regarding your request.

When applying for financial assistance, it is important to follow these steps to ensure your application will be processed.

  1. Download Financial Assistance form.
  2. Contact Member Services. *Do not mail in form without contacting Member Services first.
  3. Before calling be advised you may need to have specific documents on-hand, such as recent pay stubs, W-2s, IRS Form 1040, etc.
  4. Send application by deadline date below.
  5. Once an applications is deemed complete by Member Services, it then goes to the Committee for approval. *Members will be notified at that time if they are approved for assistance.

Contact Member Services at (323) 259-5200 Ext. 223 or 259, or e-mail inquiries to memberservices@lafra.org


The application for financial assistance requires a live signature and cannot be faxed or e-mailed at this time.

Please mail form to:

Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association
Attn: Member Services
P.O. Box 41903
Los Angeles, CA 90041

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Walk-in form to:

Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association
815 Colorado Blvd. 4th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90041
323.259.5200/800.244.3439

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download form here

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Deadline for applications are as folllows:

2011 Board Meetings2011 Committee Meetings
  • January: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012
  • February: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
  • March: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
  • April: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
  • May: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
  • June: Wednesday, June 6, 2012
  • July: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
  • August: Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012
  • September: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
  • October: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
  • November: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012
  • December: Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012
  • January: Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012
  • February: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012
  • March: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
  • April: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
  • May: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
  • June: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
  • July: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
  • August: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
  • September: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012
  • October: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012
  • November: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012
  • December: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012
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