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The NJSFA State Office will be closed from Tuesday, 12/24 thru Wednesday, 1/1 and will re-open on Thursday 1/2.  Contact your county’s Executive Committeeperson during this time if you have any questions.

Advisory Committee Meeting dates

Applications for SPECIAL & SUPPLEMENTAL Relief must be received in the State Office by the Monday PRIOR to the Advisory meeting date. 

January 9th & 23rd

February 6th & 20th

March 6th & 20th

All relief payments approved in 2024 must be paid out by 12/31/2024.  There is no carryover of approvals to next year.
 

There will be a Trustee’s Workshop held in Passaic County on Monday, 1/6/2025, @ 19:00 at the Hawthorne Boys & Girls Club @ 150 Maitland Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

The entry screen for the 4^th Quarter Relief Paid report is open on the Treasurer Reports tab.  The report must be finalized by January 30^th.

The entry screens for the Annual Financial Statement are open on the Treasurer Reports tab.  A hard copy with signatures and support documentation is due in the State Office by February 20^th.  You can scan and email all documents to LocalReports@NJSFA.com in lieu of mailing a copy.

The entry screen for the 2025 Officer’s Listing report is open on the Secretary Reports tab.  The report must be finalized by February 1^st.

The entry screen for the 2025 Convention Delegates and Alternates selection report is open on the Secretary Reports tab.  The report must be finalized by May 1^st. 

 The entry screen for the 2024 Membership Report (qualifying percentage sheets) is now open.  A hard copy with signatures is due in the State Office by February 28th.  You can scan and email all documents to LocalReports@NJSFA.com in lieu of mailing a copy.  Click here for directions to completing the report.

Applications for Local (step 1), Special (step 2), and Supplemental (step 3) Relief are now available on the Forms tab on our website. 

Applications for Health Care are now available on the Forms tab on our website.

The following reports must be completed online, finalized, printed out, required signatures applied, and supporting documents attached (where required).  Next, either scan and email the completed set to LocalReports@NJSFA.com; OR send the complete set of documents via mail, UPS, or Fed Exp to the NJSFA State Office (keep tracking numbers); or drop off the documents in person.  Reports must be received by the due dates listed below:

Annual Finance Report due 2/20

Annual Membership (percentage) Report due 2/28

The following reports must be entered and FINALIZED ONLINE.  The entry screens can be found on either the Secretary or Treasurer Reports tab.  Paper, faxed or emailed copies will no longer be accepted:

Form #300 - Initial Notification of Death

Form #108 - Member Maintenance Form

2025 Officer’s Listing Form due by 2/1

2025 Convention Delegates’ Selection Forms due by 5/1

All Quarterly Relief Paid Reports - due by the 30th of the month following the end of a quarter

If Secretaries or Treasurers are having any issues logging onto their pages/tabs, or completing any reports or forms online, contact the State Office or your Executive Committeeperson immediately.

Local paperwork and Bank Statements can be scanned and emailed to LocalReports@njsfa.com or BankStatements@njsfa.com

The only Application for Membership forms that will be accepted are the latest versions (REV 9/23).  Any older versions will be returned unprocessed and will need to be resubmitted on the latest version.  The latest version is available online on any of the Officer’s tabs.

Membership in our Association is now open to Firefighters between the ages of 18 and 57 (The current original fully completed application (REV 9/23) with a current physical must be received in our office prior to their 58th Birthday).  Please call our office if you have any questions.

GENERAL NEWS

1. Newly revised Applications for Membership were distributed to all Associations.  Once you receive the new Applications, please make sure you dispose of all unused older versions.  Check your file cabinets, brief cases and anywhere else that older versions might be kept and accidentally used.  Also check with your other officers, your Municipal Clerk or your Fire District Office to make sure the unused older versions are disposed of.  The only Application for Membership forms that will be accepted are the latest versions (REV 9/23).  Any older versions will be returned unprocessed and will need to be resubmitted on the latest version.  The latest version is now available online on any of the Officer’s tabs.  Effective immediately, the physical will be valid for one (1) calendar year from the date the physical was administered.  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician’s Assistants licensed in New Jersey are now able to give the physical.
2. The latest revised versions of forms Application for Local Relief (Form 101), Application for Special Relief (Form 113), and Applications for Supplementary Relief (Form 102) are available on the forms tab along with new guidelines and these forms should be used.  All older unused versions of the forms must be disposed of and only the new versions should be used.  If you need additional copies of any of these forms, you can print them from our website by going to the forms tab. 
3. Special Relief Assistance is available to most members. You must apply and receive local relief assistance first.  If the additional need is there, the amount of Special Relief that you can apply for is $9,000.00 minus your NEW 2024 local level. Once it is approved by the Advisory Committee, the Special Relief is paid out by the State Office. Contact your local Association Trustees or Secretary for additional information.  A copy of the application can be printed from the Forms tab.
4. The Health Care Assistance/Rehabilitation Program is available for members who need assistance from a licensed caregiver.  The program is designed to help with the expense of ongoing personal care and not for house cleaning or property maintenance type costs.  Contact your local secretary for additional information.  The application form is available to be printed from the Forms tab. Applications once approved by the Advisory Committee, are good for one year. The member may be receiving care at home, an adult day-care facility, a rehabilitation facility or a long-term care facility. This program is a monthly reimbursement program paid out by the State Office. For more information, contact your local Secretary, Executive Committeeperson or the State Office.