Eligibility
In order to be eligible to compete in the World Police & Fire Games, competitors must:
- be a full-time publicly employed Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter
- have formal Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter training
- be a Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter as their primary occupation
- be at least 18 years of age at their first WPFG competition
- have been sworn in or appointed as a Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter 180 days before the first day of the participant's competition
- be a sworn member of an eligible agency
- be a retired Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter from an eligible agency
Academy time - If an agency hires Law Enforcement Officers or Firefighters, but requires successful completion of an academy curriculum prior to swearing in, the competitor may use the first day of the academy for the sworn in date.
Part-time Law Enforcement Officers or Firefighters
Part-time Law Enforcement Officers or Firefighters may qualify if they meet ALL of the following criteria (does not include Volunteer or Auxiliary Firefighters or Law Enforcement Officers). Part-time Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters must be specifically approved by the WPFGF before being eligible. Applicants may qualify if they:
- Are publicly employed, and
- Receive a permanent weekly/monthly salary whether or not they work, and
- Receive or will receive public pension benefits, and
- Receive the same training/education as that of a full-time Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter, and
- Have a government identification card, and
- Must also qualify as detailed below, and
- Must be in good standing with the WPFGF (not subject to current suspension or permanent disqualification).
Retirement status defined:
For the purposes of determining eligibility for "retired" Law Enforcement Officers or Firefighters, the following criteria apply.
NOTE: Any person terminated from an eligible agency for less than honorable reasons shall not be considered eligible to compete, regardless of length of service or retirement status.
Normal Retirement: The person has served an eligible agency for a time long enough to qualify for service retirement and has reached the age established by their retirement system for such retirement.
Length of Service Retirement: The person has completed no less than 20 years of good conduct service, and resigns from his/her service, with or without a retirement benefit.
Deferred Retirement: The person resigns from his/her service following the completion of the number of years of good conduct service required to qualify the person for a retirement income upon arrival at a specific age. [NOTE: A termination without benefit of future recognition as a retired person does not qualify under this section.]
Lump Sum Retirement: The person resigns from his/her service after no less than 20 years of good conduct service and receives a lump sum retirement benefit.
Contract Retirement: The person, while serving under contract employment, has completed no less than 20 years of good conduct service and said service is not extended. It is of no consequence if said service is discontinued for failure to meet certain performance criteria. Failure to extend said service due to misconduct will disqualify such person from competition.
Disability Retirement: The person has attained retirement status due to disability, either job-incurred or otherwise, and receives, or is eligible to receive, a lump sum retirement payment or retirement income from the agency or retirement system.
Upon request from the Host or the WPFGF, any medically retired entrant must provide a sport specific medical release, authorizing that person to compete in the sport.
Any person that enters the WPFG as a retired law enforcement officer or firefighter shall provide, when he/she registers at the WPFG, identification in the form of an identification card or letter of identification from the agency involved.
Agency Eligibility
All eligible agencies must be specifically approved by the WPFGF. The WPFGF may approve additional agencies, job descriptions and individuals if, after examination, it finds they qualify under the WPFG eligibility rules.
Contact the WPFGF office at 4info@cpaf.org
Approved Agencies:
If an otherwise qualified Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter is employed by one of the following agencies or their equivalent, he/she is eligible to compete in the WPFG. "Equivalent" means: any duly organized governmental sub-division such as municipal, provincial/state, national, etc.
- Municipal, State and National Police Departments/Services
- Municipal, County, State and National Fire Departments/Services
- County Sheriff's Departments
- National and County Marshal's Offices
- District Attorney's Investigators
- Airport and Harbor/Port Police and Fire Departments
- Highway Patrols
- National Border Patrols
- National Bureaus of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
- National/Federal Bureaus of Investigation
- National Customs and Excise Services
If, after reading the above information, you are still unclear as to your eligibility you are able to complete the Eligibility Questionnaire, which will be assessed by the World Police & Fire Games Federation for an official ruling.
For further information contact the World Police & Fire Games Federation:
| World Police & Fire Games Federation | |
| 8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, #107 | |
| San Diego, California 92111 USA | |
| Tel: | 858.571.9919 |
| Fax: | 858.571.1641 |
| E-mail: | 4info@cpaf.org |
| Website: | www.cpaf.org |
