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Volunteer Firefighter Pension Fund
State Contribution and Statewide Accidental Death and Disability Insurance

Program Contact
Overview

VFP Application Materials and Forms

Statewide Accidental Death and Disability Insurance

Program Contact:
Bret Hillberry
1313 Sherman St, Rm. 521
Denver, CO 80203
303.866.4058
Fax: 303.866.4819
bret.hillberry@state.co.us

Overview:
The responsibility for the administration of the Volunteer Firefighter Pension State Contribution and the statewide volunteer firefighter accidental death and disability insurance policy (CRS 31-30-1101, et seq.) was transferred to the Department of Local Affairs from the Fire and Police Pension Association (FPPA) in 2004.

The department has established procedures to administer these two programs and has appointed members to the Volunteer Firefighter Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). DOLA consults with the Advisory Committee to administer the pension program.

The Advisory Committee members are:

Entities eligible to receive the state contribution to volunteer pension funds are:

  • municipalities with a population under 100,000 that maintain a regularly organized volunteer fire department and that offer fire protection services

  • fire protection districts having volunteers and offering fire protection services

  • county improvement districts having volunteer fire department members and offering fire protection services
  • counties contributing to a volunteer pension fund at one of the above

The eligible entities must have:

  • active, pension-eligible volunteer firefighters

  • contributed tax revenue to the pension fund in the year previous to the year in which the distribution is made.

The application will be mailed annually at the end of July to all state contribution recipients of the previous year. The application deadline is the last business day of September each year (received close of business by the Division of Local Government). The state distribution to the eligible entities will generally occur by the fifth business day of November.

Those entities that may be eligible to receive the state contribution but did not receive a state contribution in the previous are urged to review the application materials when available at this website and to contact the Division if they wish to apply for the current distribution.

Application Materials and Forms:

PDF | DOC 2008 Application

Application Deadline: September 26, 2008
Distribution to Eligible Entities: November 4, 2008

Statewide Accidental Death and Disability Insurance:
The state has contracted with VFIS of Colorado to provide Accidental Death, Dismemberment and Disability Insurance for Colorado volunteer firefighters. Under this policy, all volunteer firefighters in the state of Colorado are covered for any on-duty activities, including travel to and from any event.

The policy currently offered is a blanket policy for every volunteer firefighter in the state with no attached schedules.

PDF | Summary of benefits through February 11, 2009.

PDF | View a copy of the 2008 Insurance Policy