Included in your $8.00 per pay period cost is $10,000 Member Death Benefit, $4,000 Dependent Death Benefit, $30,000 Annual Scholarships for Members and Dependents, Hardship Grants/Loans, Annual Picnic for Members, Holiday Ball, and Retiree Tribute. If, during the Fire Apparatus Engineer Academy, it is determined that based on current examinations and evaluations scores that a candidate will be unable to attain the required minimum, overall, 80% in either written examinations or manipulative skills evaluations may result in dismissal from the Fire Apparatus Engineer Academy.