Retirement Planning & Resources
Bedford Fire Chief Scott Hunter will start the trail in Springer Mountain, Georgia, in April
Here are things you can do now to navigate retiring from the fire department and end-of-career change
Understanding the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)
Steven Jon Gillitzer and his wife died while attempting to rescue their three grandchildren from the home
Chief Kenneth King retired a month before his expected date after sexually explicit emails he sent with his work account were anonymously given to firefighters
Carl Holmes was hired as one of the “Original 12” black firefighters of the Oklahoma City Fire Department in 1951
The demonstration was designed as a show of force to persuade majority GOP lawmakers to stick with consensus recommendations
Officials said expenses in recruiting and training newer employees will likely offset the decrease in pay scale expenses due to newer employees being paid less
Former Sandwich Fire Chief Don Rimgale, 77, inspired the character by the same name that Robert De Niro played in the film
A new state law limits the amount of time police and firefighters can continue to receive credit in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan
Capt. Phyllis Heitman will have served 30 years, seven months and nine days when she retires
Gov. Matt Bevin said the pensions don’t have enough money to make required payments to retirees into the future
Bob Leonard and Mike LaVenture missed the fire service, so they started a volunteer unit within the local fire district to “come back and help”
Emory Leroy Rickerson rushed to help a woman whose car ran off the road, and was then arrested for not moving his truck
The measure allows the retirees who were not part of Social Security in their government employment to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed
Joe Collins, 72, died in his home after a fire that officials believe was caused by an electrical failure
The measure would allow the retirees to deduct more of their pension income from being taxed if they were born after 1952 and were retired as of Jan. 1, 2013
The issue was whether department retirees can keep their existing doctors or be forced out of network and pay more
Retiring Cedar Falls Fire Capt. Sharon Regenold was the city’s first woman firefighter and first to achieve the rank of captain
Gov. Gina Raimondo said the legislation would have cost municipalities millions of dollars annually in new pension obligations
“John Cosmo is the cream of the crop and a true gentleman in every respect,” said former Hyannis Fire Department Chief Harold Brunelle,
The bill would give any firefighter with a heart condition the same disability pension as a firefighter injured on duty
Officials vowed to pass legislation in a special session this year to fix the pension system, which is at least $33 billion short
Louis “Butch” Chagnon and Michael Chagnon served on the Somerset Fire Department for a combined total of 63 years
The city plans to hire 241 firefighters, three times more than the average annual amount
An FDNY firefighter was working when he saw an elderly man at a nearby corner hunched over
Michael Chambers disappeared from his home and has been missing for five months
The retirement of six 30-year veterans have created a six-person void in the city’s firefighting force
Brian Williams was standing next to a tow truck on the side of the highway when he was hit
Ron Savicki was restocking the shelves when someone shouted to call 911 after a loud crash
Firefighters would be able to retire with two-thirds pay, tax-free for life, should they be sidelined by an illness
The modifications would mean less favorable overtime and end a program that transitions retirees with some employment benefits
A Senate version of the pension bill is headed for the governor’s desk without the amendments firefighters wanted
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