Last updated on March 19, 2008

Benevolent Brotherhood Application (PDF format)

Benefits Background Page

• Death benefits (In-Line-Of-Duty)

North Carolina State	$50,000.00	*Includes Heart attack Deaths
Federal	$303,064.00	+ Cost of living adjustment
Rescue Relief Fund	$100,000.00	(Administered by the NCAR&EMS)

• Disability income (Relief Fund)

10% of weekly salary when injured in-line-of-duty.  Must notify NCAR&EMS within 30 days of injury.  Application must be made.  Administered by the NCAR&EMS.
• Health Insurance

Major Medical Health Insurance & Universal Life Insurance First Carolina Agency, phone 1-800-567-8914 and the State of N.C. Comprehensive Major Medical Plan, phone 1-800-422-4658, web site --- statehealthplan.state.nc.us

• Pension fund

$167 per month after 20 years service at age 55. You contribute $10.00 per month for 20 years.
For information regarding the N.C. State Firemen's and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund please call, toll free, 877-508-9110 or 919-508-5360. Fax # 919-508-5350, or send e-mail to nc.retirement@treasurer.state.nc.us.

Web site: www.treasurer.state.nc.us. Rhonda Stevens, Coordinator.

• Scholarships

$820,000.00 per year -

10....$ 8,000.00 scholarships awarded - 2 year, transfer to 4 year
35....$12,000.00 scholarships awarded - 4 years
35....$ 2,000.00 scholarships awarded - 2 years

Applicants must apply by March 31 in the year they graduate from high school. Parents must be an eligible Rescue or EMS worker. Applications and rules will be on our web-site on January 1st of each year and will remain until March 31st. The scholarship program is administered by the NCAR&EMS. (see the scholarship page for additional details and application forms)

• Scholarships for Children of in-line-of-duty death

Children may choose two (2) or four (4) year shcool. Two (2) year scholarship shall be $2,000.00. Four (4) year scholarship shall be $12,000.00. Administered by the NCAR&EMS. (see the scholarship page for additional details and application forms)

The Benefits Below Are Available to "Members" Only
(members pay yearly 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.

A. 20 years of service

1. As eligible rescue or ems worker.

B. Disabled

1. Six months for in line of duty.
2. Five years for non duty.

Benefits

• Accidental Death must be member

$20,000.00 - Coverage is 24 hours a day. (Administered by the NCAR&EMS)
$2,500 per member provided by American Income

• Benevolent Brotherhood  must be member

Death Benefit is $5,000.00 which is payable upon death of a member in the fund. (Benefit increases $1,000.00 with each increase in membership of 1,000.) Administered by the NCAR&EMS

• Dismemberments must be member

Up to $20,000.00 - Coverage is 24 hours a day. Administered by the NCAR&EMS

• NC Vision Health Plan 1500  must be member

Program details:

• Printable Brochure with program details (Adobe PDF format)
• EyeCareCenter Provider Locator
• NCVision Provider Locator
• E-mail contact @ EyeCareCenter

$55 Wellness eye examination - 25% Discount on eyeglasses - off total purchase including upgrades (excludes Budget eyewear) - 25% Discount on sunglasses (unless prohibited by manufacturer) - 20% Discount on contact lenses (excludes disposables) - 10% Discount on 1 year supply of disposables. Just show your Association Membership Card at the time of your doctor's visit to receive your discount.

• Monetary Compensation  must be member

$200.00 - Member must show evidence to type of natural or man made catastrophe event or proof of monetary loss. Administered by the NCAR&EMS

• Natural deaths  must be member

$1000.00 (Administered by the NCAR&EMS)

• Scholarship for members must be member

$210,000.00 per year-

35.... $4,000.00 scholarships awarded
35.... $2,000.00 scholarships awarded

Applicants must be NCAR&EMS members.  Applications and rules will be on our web-site on January 1st of each year and will remain until March 31st. Applicants must apply by March 31. Administered by the NCAR&EMS. (see the scholarship page for additional details and application forms)

• Scholarship for spouse of in-line-of-duty death must be member

Spouse may choose two (2) or four (4) year school. Two (2) year scholarship shall be $2,000.00. Four (4) year scholarship shall be $12,000.00.*  Administered by the NCAR&EMS. (see the scholarship page for additional details and application forms)

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