H.R. 4672 — To extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements, and other purposes.

H.R. 4672 — To extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements, and other purposes. | JustPolicyThe purpose of this legislation is to extend the consideration of break-in-service time for firefighters when calculating their retirement benefits. This means that if a firefighter has had a break in their service, this time can still count towards their retirement calculations under certain conditions. Key provisions of the legislation include a revised definition of what constitutes a firefighter. It specifies that firefighters are individuals whose primary duties involve controlling and extinguishing both nonwildland and wildland fires.