Retirement Planning & Resources
I look forward to the days when the horrific memories are gone forever and just the good ones survive
Our job search should be short, for who could deny a retired firefighter employment?
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
Chief Bashoor weighs in on a court ruling upholding the requirement for first responders to serve an additional five years before being eligible for retirement benefits
Chief Michael J. Lavoie: “I’m going to miss the job. It has been an honor and it has been extremely humbling to serve as fire chief.”
First responder unions voiced frustration over a court ruling that upholds the city’s right to raise the retirement age
‘LFD literally broke me’: Retired Mich. firefighter alleges sexual assault, harassment at department
“I was abused and harassed for being a lesbian female,” Lansing’s first-ever female battalion chief says
Former Northwest Fire Chief Jeff Piechura and the plane’s pilot were surveying the Cedar Basin Fire
How fire service leaders can work to sustain passion throughout their career – and beyond
The Norwich council voted to create a fire services director position and rejected a boost to volunteer firefighter retirement pensions
A Newark firehouse was dedicated to David Lee Bolden, William Thomas Jr., and Shelton Harris Jr.
Fern Creek Fire Sgt. Kyle Adams, 39, died Friday after he became pinned by equipment at his lawn care business
There are several opportunities to engage the skills of non-firefighting personnel or members who are past their front-line days
The new law allows public safety workers who reach 20 years of service within the next two years to retire with a pension, regardless of their age
Supporters of the bill say it removes the Chicago pension differences based on date of birth, while detractors argue it could increase pensions costs and lead to tax hikes
Jaqueline Luxenberg was 5 years old when a fighter jet crashed into her apartment complex in 1989
Racine firefighters are seeking to have a judge overturn a recent arbitration ruling
The suit claims medics allowed the photo to be taken and that the retired lieutenant posted it online implying the man was a looter during civil unrest
The Orange County Fire Authority deputy chief of operations, who abruptly retired last week, allegedly threatened to arrest a motorist who gave him the middle finger
Paris Fire Department Assistant Chief Harold “Pee Wee” Sehluterman if the longest-serving firefighter in the department’s history
Prosecutors say the recently-retired FDNY member sent a selfie to a friend from the rotunda of the Capitol
Robert Sanford is accused of being the man seen on video throwing an extinguisher that hit three officers at the Capitol riot
The offer to Ogdensburg firefighters was first set at $20K but was upped to $25K on Christmas Eve as an ‘offering of good faith and reconciliation’ following a month-long debate about staffing
Firefighters expressed distrust in the validity of the offer, which had not been put in writing
Dwain Johnson, 18, and a 15-year-old boy are charged murder in the shooting death of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams in an attempted carjacking
The city of Ogdensburg is hoping the offer will help reduce fire department staff expenses without the need to lay off personnel
There is a $34,000 reward for information leading to the capture of suspects in the killing of retired Chicago Firefighter Dwain Williams
Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen on Thursday
Retired FDNY Firefighter Frank Pizarro wanted to bring the tradition of carrying caskets on a memorial fire engine to Las Vegas
The responses to the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association survey will go toward the the association’s efforts to assist future retirees
Springfield Fire Chief Allen Reyne, 50, made the announcement on Tuesday, shortly after recovering from COVID-19 and returning to duty
The former Decatur firefighter claims she was misled into receiving only about 11.5% of her pension after she retired due to a back injury sustained on the job
At a ceremony Friday, Superintendent Tim McConnell reflected on his 36 years at the department and handed over leadership to Deputy Superintendent Roman Nelson
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