Retirement Information Center
Retirement planning should begin on the first day of the job. Retirement can occur any day on or after that first day.
CSFA is committed to providing its members with reliable, up-to-date information on all matters relating to pre/post-retirement. This page will include links to websites that should help answer questions and provide information regarding retirement.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN CLAIM AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY YEARS AFTER RETIREMENT? YES, EVEN IF THE PRESUMPTION STATUTE HAS EXPIRED YOU CAN STILL FILE A CLAIM FOR AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY POST RETIREMENT. SOME CLAIMS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER 10 YEARS AFTER THE FIREFIGHTER RETIRED.
THERE ARE OVER 80 PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
LINKS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, FRESINO, IMPERIAL KERN, LOS ANGELES, MARIN, MENDOCINO, MERCED, ORANGE SACRAMENTO, SAN BENARDINO, SANDIEGO, SAN JOAQUIN, SAN MATEO, SANTA BARBARA, SONAOMA, STANISLAUS, TULARE VENURA SACRS > Systems
The counties listed above retirement systems links can be accessed through the State Association of County Retirement Systems website Home (sacrs.org)
CAL FIRE California Public Employees’ Retirement System – CalPERS
LOS ANGELES CO. FIRE Welcome to LACERA.com
LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System – LACERS
LOS ANGELES CO. FIRE Welcome to LACERA.com
LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System – LACERS
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE OCERS – Orange County Employees Retirement System
SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE Home – SDCERA
SAN DIEGO CITY SDCERS – Home
SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) (mysfers.org)
SAN JOSE CITY FIRE Police & Fire Department Retirement Plan | City of San José (sanjoseca.gov)
DISABILITY RETIREMENT LINKS
WORKERS COMP INFORMATION DWC homepage (ca.gov)
STATE FUND WORKERS COMP INS State Compensation Insurance Fund – Home (statefundca.com)
PRESUMPTIVE DISABILITY LAW Presumptive Disability Law in California – IAFF
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS PROGRAM Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program fact sheet (ojp.gov)
GENERAL INFORMATION LINKS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATIORS NASRA
CALPERS-BEST DAY TO RETIRE? CalPERS Members Ask: What’s the Best Day to Retire? – CalPERS PERSpective
STATE PENSION NEWS California public pensions – Google SearchHome (sacrs.org)
SAVINGS PLUS https://www.savingsplusnow.com/iApp/tcm/savingsplusnow/index.jsp
LIFE AFTER PUBLIC SAFETY Microsoft Word – Life After Public Safety Oct 2014 final.docx (publicsafetyinsights.net)
7 TRUTHS ABOUT FIRE SERVICE RETIREMENT 7 truths about fire service retirement (firerescue1.com)
RECOMMENDED ATTORNEYS
WHITING, COTTER, HURLIMAN Whiting, Cotter & Hurlimann, LLP | Workers Compensation Santa Ana (iodlaw.com)714-866-0714
BROWN & DEZELL, LLC Home – Brown & Delzell, LLP (browndelzell.com) 415-925-9212
ELDER AND BERG Richard E. Elder Jr. | Elder & Berg | (elderandberg.com)800-242-2667
LEWIS, MARENSTEIN, WICKE, SHERWIN & LEE, LLP Workers’ Compensation & Personal Injury Lawyer Woodland Hills (lmwslaw.com) 818-703-6000
SCOTT O’MARA Locations | The Law Office of Scott O’Mara (law1199.com) 800-529-1199
There are many advantages to becoming a member of the CSFA Legacy Member family. There are plentiful benefits for all firefighters along with some specific benefits for retirees. Becoming a member online is easy, just click here to create an account and start the process.
Contact us! Ask us your retirement questions!
CSFA
Attn: Legacy Committee
440 N BARRANCA AVE #6164
COVINA, CA 91723
Email: [email protected]
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