You may log in to MyLAFPP to calculate a cost estimate. If, after reviewing the cost estimate, you want to purchase your recruit training time, you may submit your request through MyLAFPP, or by contacting Active Member Services at (213) 279-3140 or (844) 88-LAFPP, or by e-mail at [email protected]. Learn more about purchasing recruit training time.

Yes. If you are an active member who served in the military or were employed by another public agency, you may be able to purchase that time under the Public Service Purchase (PSP) Program, subject to the requirements and limitations established by the PSP ordinance. Learn more about purchasing military or public service time.

Most Fire department bonuses are pensionable except for the Incident Management Team (IMT), Field Incident Management Team (FIMT), and Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) bonuses. Most Police department bonuses are pensionable except for the Field Assignment, Detective Incentive, Education Bonus, Geographic Patrol and Crime Suppression Incentive bonuses. The uniform allowance and overtime are also not pensionable. Please refer to your bargaining unit’s MOU for more information on bonuses.

A Dependent Child is a child of a member who became mentally or physically disabled before age 21 and is not capable of earning a living. Dependent Children become eligible for benefits upon the death of their parent who is a member of the pension system. Since processing of the Dependent Child benefits does not start until the death of the pension member, it would be prudent to keep essential documents available for others to provide to the Fire and Police Pensions Department upon your death.

We also encourage you to submit copies of any documentation you may have in person, by mail to: Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions, ATTN: Disability Pensions Section, 701 East Third Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90013, or by email to [email protected]. The information you collect to document the disabling condition may include medical records, school records, Social Security benefits, assisted living or institutionalization records, etc. In addition, we will also need the birth certificate for your child, marriage certificate for you and your spouse, any previous dissolution decrees for prior marriages, guardianship/conservatorship papers, and a written request for the child to be granted dependent child status. A letter confirming our receipt of your documentation is usually mailed within 10 business days.

No. Currently, there are no reciprocity agreements between outside agencies and the City of Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System.

Login to your MyLAFPP account to view the current balance of your pension contributions. You may also obtain a copy of the year-end statement by clicking on Forms & correspondence on your MyLAFPP account.

If you do not have access to MyLAFPP or you need a formal letter showing your current pension contributions balance, please complete a Request for Contributions Statement form. 

LAFPP does not provide pension values. The value of your pension or the “accrued pension benefit” must be determined by an actuary. However, we can provide you a divorce contribution letter which contains information that will help calculate the value of your pension benefit. To request a divorce contribution letter, please complete a Request for Contributions Statement form.

For information on how a divorce may affect your pension benefits, please review our Dissolution of Marriage Guide.