Some of what your Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association did for you in 2015
$500,000 in Death Benefits
The Relief Association provides a death benefit of $4,500, given to the named beneficiary after a member passes away. As a member of the Relief Association, you and your dependents may access additional services during this difficult time. Along with the LAFD Chaplains, we can assist members and families during periods of bereavement with counseling, guidance and funeral arrangements.
$75,000 in Estate Planning Benefits
An Estate Plan is essential for everyone. It gives you peace of mind knowing your affairs are in order and the comfort of knowing you’ve provided for your family. Failing to establish a well-thought out Estate Plan could cost your family thousands of dollars and force them to suffer through years of probate.
Our “Getting Started Kit” will walk you through the steps of protecting your loved ones and your assets. To request your kit, email mcasillas@lafra.org.
The Relief is proud to offer a one-time reimbursement of up to $600 for our members or surviving spouses to help you get your estate plan completed.
$20,000 in College Scholarships
The Relief established the Scholarship Awards Program in 1996 for all eligible dependents of active and retired LAFRA members. We’re proud to grant financial assistance to students who exemplify academic and personal achievements. Each year, the Relief awards $20,000 in college scholarships to the children of deserving members.
More than $1.5 Million in Assistance*
The Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund is a charity dedicated to helping the families of LAFD members facing a serious crisis, such as being injured or killed in the line of duty. Whether through direct donations or funds raised from one of our signature events, contributions provide much needed care for firefighter families such as assisting with basic living expenses, paying for health insurance premiums for firefighter families that cannot afford it, covering the costs of Durable Medical Equipment and memorial scholarships for the children of firefighters killed in the line of duty. LAFRA also provides financial assistance or advancements to those who exhibit a verifiable need.
LAFRA presented more 100 flags to relatives of deceased members.
More than 12,000 belly buttons rely on LAFRA for their medical insurance coverage.
LAFRA membership includes 3,045 actives and 2,603 retirees. More than 90% of active members are spread evenly between the ages of 30 and 60, but this will change with younger new hires over the next few years.
With all the recent retirements, the largest segment of retirees is younger than age 65.
For American men, the average life expectancy is 76.4 years.^ Of the Los Angeles firefighters who died over the last two years, more than 72% lived beyond the age of 80, and more than 30% beyond 90 years.
* Multi-year total
^ SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2012