Benefits Available to qualified Rescue & EMS Workers

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Qualifications for benefits


Squad Must:
  1. have a corporate structure
  2. have authority to operate from a local government
  3. have a minimum of eight (8) members with a minimum certification of medical responder
  4. have the minimum equipment required by NCAR&EMS Certificate of Eligibility
  5. offer a minimum of 36 hours of training and drills each year
  6. file a certified roster of all members that are authorized by its bylaws (Jr, Hon, Life, Aux, etc.) on or before January 31st of each calendar year
NOTE: New members should be added to your roster the next business day. They may be done on-line or called in to the NCAR&EMS office. Must list member's full name, address, date of birth, and social security number. Once a member is on your roster, they are eligible for all benefits for one year.
Association Unit (Squad) Dues are $30.00

Members must:
  1. be on a certified roster.
  2. have 36 hours of meetings and drills in a calendar year to be eligible for benefits for that year
Association Member Dues are $10.00

Qualifying members must meet the following eligibility requirements, and pay their annual dues...

  1. Shall be a NCAR&EMS member whose name appears on a roster filed by a department who is affiliated with the NCAR&EMS. Any member who is dismissed from his or her squad for any reason shall immediately forfeit membership in the NCAR&EMS.
  2. Retired members must remain a member of the NCAR&EMS and meet one of the following.
    1. 20 years of service as eligible rescue or ems worker
    2. Disabled
      1. Six months for in line of duty
      2. Five years for non duty


Benefits that do not require membership


  1. Death benefits (In-Line-Of-Duty)
  2. Disability income (Relief Fund)
  3. Health Insurance
  4. AFLAC Progam
  5. Pension fund
  6. Scholarships
  7. Scholarships for Children of in-line-of-duty death
  8. Payroll Services
  9. Dignity Memorial Public Servants Program

Benefits for Members Only (members pay annual dues)


  1. Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  2. Benevolent Brotherhood
  3. Local Government Federal Credit Union Visa Debit Card
  4. NC Vision Health Plan 1500
  5. Monetary Compensation
  6. Natural deaths
  7. Scholarship for members
  8. Scholarship for spouse of in-line-of-duty death