The Organization. The CFRS was established on April 5, 1947, pursuant to Chapter 926 of the 1947 Session Laws, as amended, of the State of North Carolina, and is officially known as the Charlotte Firefighters’ Retirement System Act (“Act”). The purpose of the System is to provide retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to the uniformed employees of the Fire Department of the City of Charlotte. The System retains a Letter of Determination fr...