IAFF SURVIVOR BENEFITS

 

This section of the Web site is dedicated to explaining the steps that the IAFF takes to honor and memorialize our members that die in the line-of-duty.

 

The IAFF Division of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine will provide our affiliates and the member’s family with assistance in filing for PSOB and PSOEA benefits.  The Division notifies the IAFF PSOB Coordinator of the line-of-duty death.  When necessary, and upon the request of the District Vice President, the General President assigns the PSOB Coordinator to assist the local union with the PSOB claim.  The PSOB Coordinator coordinates with the District Vice President and the Division of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine in working with the local union and the family to assure timely filing of the PSOB claim.  Upon completion of the PSOB case and award of claim, the PSOB Coordinator forwards the claim file to IAFF Division of Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine office for storage and future use. 

 

Report a Line-of-Duty Death to the IAFF's Department of Health, Safety, and Medicine.

 

Search the IAFF Line of Duty Death Online Database, for deaths occurring between 1918 through present.

 

IAFF LODD Policy - Outlines the IAFF policy for assisting families and local unions that suffer line-of-duty deaths, including: notification, IAFF funeral representation, IAFF line-of-duty death medal, filing PSOB claims, inclusion at the IAFF memorial.

 

LODD Funeral Protocol - The following protocol is to assist IAFF local affiliates in the event of a line-of-duty death of a member. The following information is solely provided for assistance purposes, each individual affiliate should evaluate its local conditions and utilize, amend or change these recommendations accordingly.

 

IAFF W. H. "Howie" McClennan Scholarship - The IAFF maintains its own education scholarship for the children of IAFF members who die in the line-of-duty. Download information and the application.

 

The IAFF has also released a Distribution List service, which allows you to receive line-of-duty-death announcements via email. Members who would like to participate should log into their online account to sign up.