The MSFA Board of Trustees is responsible for administering a number of benefit programs for the State of Maryland:
- Death benefits for volunteer firefighters, rescue squad personnel, or ambulance personnel killed in the line of duty
- Benefits for disabled volunteer firefighters, rescue squad personnel, or ambulance personnel injured in line of duty
- Benefits for widows or widowers and dependent children as defined under Article on Public Safety Section 7-202 & 7-203 in the Annotated Code of Maryland
- Education for dependent children of permanently disabled or deceased volunteer firefighters, rescue squad personnel, or ambulance personnel whose disability or death has been caused while performing his or her duties as a volunteer firefighter, rescue squad personnel, or ambulance personnel