Retirement Planning & Resources
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Lawmakers propose lowering the retirement age for firefighters, citing high job stress and the need to retain public safety employees amid competitive pensions in neighboring states
Retroactive payments averaging $6,710 are being sent to eligible first responder retirees previously impacted by WEP and GPO, with higher monthly benefits beginning in April
Bill Clayton, a wildland firefighting expert who saved countless lives and entire towns during a career that spanned 50 years, died of natural causes
Kevin Scott was passing by the home when he saw the fire and learned a child was inside
After 36 years as a city paramedic, Corey Romanowski had more than his share of stories to tell
Deputy Chief Glen Widener, Capt. Tyke Gaskell, engineer Dan Bass and firefighter Glenn Smith from Chelan County Fire District all hung up their helmets for good
Al Ewing Sr. has been the chief of Fawn No. 2 Volunteer Fire Company since 1971, and will remain on board after stepping down
Former Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake “unlawfully withdrew” a variable pension benefit that paid out more money to retirees when the stock market improved
Richard “Rosie” Rose, 83, and Matt Rose, 58, have collectively served a total of 112 years in the fire service
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
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