When will my fire relief association receive its fire state aid for the year? How much fire state aid will we receive?

Relief associations are certified as eligible to receive fire state aid after all annual reporting information has been received by the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), and any identified issues have been resolved.

Fire state aid is disbursed to the affiliated city or town, depending on what state aid deadline is met, at one of four different times during the year. Relief associations that have submitted all required reporting information on time and have resolved any identified issues usually receive their fire state aid during the first round of payments, which is on or about October 1. Relief associations that submit information late or have data issues to resolve usually receive their fire state aid at one of the other payment dates, which are on or about November 15, March 15, or June 15. Visit our Key Reporting Requirements Calendar to view relief association reporting requirements and due dates with the OSA.

Search to find a relief association’s status in meeting its requirements with the OSA to be certified as eligible for fire state aid, view the status of relief association report submissions, and confirm the status of the OSA’s review of the submitted reports in our Fire Relief Association Reporting Dashboard.