Spouse and Orphans Fund
Overview of the WSFF Spouse and Orphan's Fund
Thank you for your interest in the WSFFA Spouse and Orphan’s Fund.
This is a private death benefit fund only for Washington State
Career and Volunteer Fire Fighters and those directly associated
with fire departments in the State of Washington. The basis of the
fund is “firefighters helping firefighters”. Upon notification of
the death of a fund member, a check for $1,500.00 is sent as soon as
possible to the beneficiary. (Usually within 24 hours.) This money
is welcomed by the survivors for sudden and unforeseen expenses. As
you are probably aware, insurance companies often take 3 months (or
even more) to pay the benefit.
The essentials of membership are:
1. The individual is a regular active member of a fire department or
an employee of a fire department.
2. The individual has not reached their 45th birthday.
3. The individual is in good health.
4. The beneficiary named must be the member’s spouse, parent(s),
child(ren), or estate. Living trusts are also recognized as a
beneficiary as that is equivalent to the member's estate.
Initial membership is $32.00 (including the time period to the end
of the fiscal year) and succeeding years are $27.00 per year. Our
fiscal year is from July 1 through June 30. Billings are sent to the
department in the spring (usually April) and are due by June 30th.
After an individual has been a member of the department and a member
of the fund for five (5) continuous years they are eligible to
continue their membership after they leave the department (for any
reason). We have the capability of billing them individually after
this five-year period.
This is a brief summary of the fund. The complete bylaws are also
posted at this website. If you have additional questions, please
contact Ed Johnson, Treasurer, at 253-445-9624 or via e-mail at:
xchief204@aol.com or you may contact Tom Needham,
Secretary, at 425-333-4833 or via e-mail at:
tomwa7tbp@aol.com.
Current board members are:
Chair Ken McCulloch, McLean Road Fire Department, retired
Vice chair Ron, Caster, Washougal Fire and Rescue
Secretary Tom Needham, Eastside Fire & Rescue
Treasurer Ed Johnson, King County Fire District 2, retired.
Click here to view the BYLAWS
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