Criteria to receive $5000 LODD benefits*
- Death must have occurred on-duty or be duty related.
- Death must meet Federal PSOB guidelines.
- Must be a full-time, part-time, reserve or volunteer law enforcement or fire personnel as defined by ORC.
- Must be employed by a municipality, township, city, county, state or federal agency. (No private agencies or security companies).
- Must be a full time special agent with the ATF, FBI or DEA.
- Must be within chartered areas set forth by GBTB.
*Criteria and benefit amounts subject to change without notice. Contact GBTB office for details.
Procedures for Line of Duty Death (LODD) Benefits*
Procedures for Critical Injury (CI) Benefits*
*Policies and procedures for LODD and CI subject to change without notice. Contact GBTB office for details.
The Hometown Heroes Fundraiser was designed to assist law enforcement officers, fire fighters and/or their families with financial assistance due to financial hardships caused by duty related death or injury, non-duty related death or injury and death or injury to a spouse/children. Certain restrictions and guidelines apply. For further information on how Get Behind The Badge can assist you or your family contact Vice President Brian Toth at 614-212-7526 or btoth@getbehindthebadge.org.
Criteria for Fundraising Benefits
- Notify the Benefits Committe at (614) 212-7526 or e-mail them at: Executive Director, Spencer Salyers at ssalyers@getbehindthebadge.org, Police Liaison Director Eric Brill at ebrill@getbehindthebadge.org or Fire Liaison Director Jeff Miller at jmiller@getbehindthebadge.org.
- Complete the GBTB notification and benefit form.
- Requestor must be a law enforcement officer, fire personnel, department representative or representative of the immediate family.
- Contact person will be responsible for obtaining raffle items, selling admission and raffle tickets as well as provide assistance for event.
- All monetary donations and funds raised must be handled through GBTB and all checks must be made out to GBTB. (Further details apply and will be discussed with contact person)
- All charitable receipts, event flyers, solicitation letters and tickets will be provided by GBTB.
