Salina Post
Saline County and Salina fire stations receive funding from the Kansas Department of Insurance, after an annual distribution to local Firefighter Relief Association (FRAs).
According to the KDOI, pursuant to the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act, $20,743,262.24 has been distributed to 552 FRAs throughout Kansas.
A total of $507,065.89 was distributed to Saline County/Salina Fire Stations.
Click here to see the list how these funds were distributed amongst Saline County/Salina fire stations
“Firefighters put their lives on the line to keep us safe, and the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act acknowledges that by providing additional protections for firefighters and their loved ones,” said KDOI Commissioner Vicki Schmidt. “The Act not only gives first responders needed safety nets, but it also allows local communities to provide their citizens with improved firefighting equipment and resources.”
The funds from the Kansas Firefighters Relief Act are generated by a two percent tax paid by insurance companies on fire and lightning insurance premiums written in Kansas.
Associations primarily use their distributed funds for insurance premiums and safety enhancements.
The relief funds may pay for the health, accident, disability, and life insurance premiums of local firefighters. Safety enhancements such as new fire trucks, fire station building improvements, and firefighting gear can be purchased via relief funds loaned to local governing entities.