Benevolent Fund Constitution 

History
The Benevolent Fund was started in 1953 by Raymond "Speedy" Thames, Tom "Tom Cat" Pinckney and Edgar "Sonny" Pounds when brother Pat Loney passed away from cancer. They decided they should help the family in some small way by collecting a donation from those who wished to contribute. Each person was asked to contribute $5.00. They collected a grand total of $250.00. This amount reflected a membership of 50 firefighters. Since that time the membership has grown. In 2012 we officially formed as a charitable organization and have voted to increase payout to $10 per member.  This transition has allowed our contributions to the survivor to reach above the $10,000 level.  

Members Who Have Passed Recently

Our thoughts and prayers are with their family.

Elward Schumann 5-2-17

Mike Brown 5-6-17

R. T. Barron 5-12-17

Rick Norton 7-28-17

Robert Kimmons 8-12-17

Click here to view members who have passed prior to 2017

Austin Firefighters Benevolent Fund Contributors 1/1/2017 (members)

The assessment for the 6 month period between 1-1-17 and 6-30-17 has been set by the Benevolent Fund Committee.

There were 3 deaths in this assesment period.  The assessment will be deducted from your September paycheck.

If you have any questions please contact a member of the Committee.

(contact info is listed above in the Committee Members link)