Retirement Planning & Resources
From active firefighter to engaged civilian: It’s time to reflect and move forward
Anthony Aquaro joined the FDNY in 1953 and served 26 years with Engine Company 269 in Brooklyn
Springfield’s Stephen Balboni said he has mixed feeling about leaving the job he always loved
The bill barely made it out of committee last week but was saved by last-minute negotiations
The bill decreases plan benefits and lowers future investment yield targets
Firefighter Michael Chambers, 70, was last seen March 10; his family is offering a $25,000 reward
The chief declined to say if any other disciplinary action was meted out after the accidental shooting and subsequent internal investigation
The bill decreases plan benefits and lowers future investment yield targets
Firefighters will have to pay more into the system while accepting benefits reductions
Larry Flowers was appointed fire marshal in 2011 by Gov. John Kasich after serving as a state lawmaker
Houston is facing about $8 billion in unfunded pension liabilities
Bob Smith said that a tragic fire prompted him to become a volunteer firefighter
A city manager said the miscalculations occurred when the city moved to a “confusing” formula
The system is set to become insolvent within 10 years unless lawmakers agree to major changes
Mike Rawlings plans to testify about his opposition to the long-in-the-works bill
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Chief Steve Westermann said a major change he saw while serving was responding to medical calls in 1991
Fred Langford has kept a scrapbook of articles documenting his time at the Vernon Fire Department
The fire chief said the figures include pension, benefits and overtime costs
The deal requires the men who ran the firm to cooperate as the fund goes after others who profited while it lost hundreds of millions of dollars
Battalion Chief Dan Huppe has spearheaded lifesaving initiatives, taken charge of purchasing new equipment and putting it into service
Firefighters and police have been pitted against Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings since he vowed not to let taxpayer dollars fund the gap in the pension system
The bill would offer a cash-balance retirement plan to newly hired officers and firefighters, rather than a traditional pension
Critics say the state should not intervene in local labor contracts and describe the push as an attack on firefighters
Ronnie Denton was diagnosed with kidney disease 15 years ago after battling a structure fire
Michael and Linda Hart were able to connect with 84-year-old retired firefighter Edwin Newman after discovering old newspaper clippings
Chief Greg Render said the technology that firefighters now have at their disposal helps make their job safer and easie
An alternative would allow police and firefighters to transfer over to a new city-run pension system with reduced guaranteed benefits but less risk of insolvency
William “Bill” Greenawalt, 78, served the Toledo Fire Department for 28 years and ran one of the first do-it-yourself framing stores
After June Stilwell spent the last two weeks before her retirement behind a desk after suffering shoulder pain, her pension was reduced
The fire union president calls it a “slap in the face” to the department, others say he earned the deal
Bob White became the city’s fire chief in 1955 and served for 70 years
Kingston-Forty Fort Fire Deputy Fire Chief Jim Wills said although he was always fascinated by the fire service, he never intended to make it his career
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