Resolution No. 33
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Legislative
Re: Federal Fire Fighter Retirement – Adopted
1 | WHEREAS, due to the rigorous nature of the job, |
2 | federal fire fighters have a mandatory retirement age |
3 | at age 57; and |
4 | WHEREAS, federal fire fighters must complete |
5 | 20 years in the fire service to vest in the special fire |
6 | fighter retirement; and |
7 | WHEREAS, many federal fire fighters suffer |
8 | from deteriorated health due to job hazards and |
9 | occupational illness or injury prior to vesting in the |
10 | special retirement; and |
11 | WHEREAS, federal fire fighters who can no |
12 | longer meet the physical or medical requirements |
13 | of the job due to these illnesses and injuries may be |
14 | placed in another federal job outside of the fire |
15 | department; and |
16 | WHEREAS, once placed in a job outside of the |
17 | fire service they lose eligibility for a percentage or |
18 | portion of their retirement earned as a fire fighter; |
19 | therefore be it |
20 | RESOLVED, That the IAFF will actively pursue |
21 | legislation or regulatory revisions that alters the |
22 | Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) |
23 | to allow personnel that have not completed 20 years |
24 | of fire service but are being removed from the job |
25 | due to occupational illness, injury or medical dis- |
26 | qualification the ability to retain the retirement credit |
27 | percentage portion earned as a fire fighter. |
Submitted by: Local F282, Puget Sound Federal Firefighters, WA
Local F121, National Capitol Professional Firefighters, MD
Local F33, San Diego Federal Fire, CA
Local F61, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA
Local F283, Lewis-McChord Professional Firefighters, WA
Local F25, Tidewater Federal Firefighters, VA
Washington State Council of Fire Fighters
California Professional Firefighters
Cost Estimate: None
525 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
www.duke-energycenter.com