The City of Merced's Firefighters group disability benefit is provided by the California Association of Professional Firefighters (CAPF).  Disability plans are designed to cover your income in the event you become sick or injured and are unable to work. It covers a percentage of your income up to a maximum benefit amount and begins after a waiting period of 30 days. The disability plan offered by the City is a blended short-term/long-term plan. You can find a copy of the CAPF Features and Benefits Summary below.

The disability plan starts after the waiting period has been satisfied and pays a benefit of 80% of wages for non-industrial disability and 70% of wages for industrial disability up to $10,000 per month.

CAPF (Fire) Disability Benefit Documents

• Disability Features/Benefits