The Fairfax County Uniformed Retirement System was established on July 1, 1974, as a public employee retirement system providing defined benefit pension plan coverage for select public safety employees.
In 2005, membership was extended to employees in non-administrative positions of the Department of Public Safety Communications, formerly included in the Fairfax County Employees’ Retirement System.
The System is considered as a single employer public employee retirement system providing defined benefit pension plan coverage to its members.
Membership Criteria
The System's members are comprised of:
- sworn employees of the Fire and Rescue Department,
- sworn deputies in the Sheriff’s Department,
- helicopter pilots,
- animal protection police officers,
- non-administrative employees in the Department of Public Safety Communications,
- and certain park police officers
Number of Members
There were 1,851 active members, 161 in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), 131 terminated vested members, and 1,633 retirees participating in the System as of June 30, 2023.
Governance
The Uniformed Retirement System (URS) is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees.