Retirement Planning & Resources
Firefighters, police officers and teachers will see higher Social Security payments starting in April after the repeal of WEP and GPO under the new Social Security Fairness Act
Begin with the end in mind to lay the foundation for a successful, rewarding firefighter career and retirement
I look forward to the days when the horrific memories are gone forever and just the good ones survive
The dispute concerns whether an alleged promise by city officials that retired firefighters’ insurance would be free was legally binding
Chief Charles Gordon joined the department in January 1989 and rose through the ranks until he was appointed chief by former Mayor William Bell in September 2014
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Chief Charles Gordon is ending his 30-year tenure on Dec. 28
After a career as a first responder and leader, Washington Twp. Fire Chief Bill Gaul has announced he will retire in March after nearly 40 years of service
Utica’s firefighters union is threatening legal action against the city as to how the Utica Fire Department’s assistant chief was reinstated to his former job
The suit alleges that Buck Consultants and three of its employees repeatedly failed to “provide adequate warning or proper counsel” of the system’s impending calamity
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, the first woman ever to lead the department and the longest-serving big-city fire chief in the country, is retiring
Officials said several department members practiced multiple intubations on a body that was awaiting transport to a funeral home
“I actually saw the first plane aim for the building, and I knew I was going to the largest fire of my life,” Joseph Pfeifer said
Former Utica Fire Chief Russel Brooks said he still believes he could return to duty, despite his impending mandatory retirement date in October
The Providence Retirement Board granted John Sauro’s application for an ordinary disability pension after he was previously stripped of his benefits
Chief Steve Krentel said his departure is not the result of efforts to oust him, but that the “headaches” at work are making it easier to leave
Buffalo Grove officials said they aim to overturn a ruling that granted Kevin Hauber’s benefits to his family after he died of job-related colon cancer
Gary Greenbaum was honored Friday for his continuous service to the city as a fire dispatcher since 1977
The family of Kevin Hauber, who died in January after a battle with colon cancer, will receive his annual salary of $101,000 unless the decision is appealed
“It was a good opportunity to serve in that role ... I wish I had more time, but the way the cards were dealt, it was time for me to go,” Chief Chris Humprey said
The program that pays veteran responders nearly double for the last five years of their careers received a flood of new enrollees in February
Phil Hadley and Terry Lamb ended their final shift together after being hired on the same day in 1980
Police believe retired firefighter Michael Chambers jumped into a lake after tracing his cellphone signal to a bridge
Police said firefighter Sean Ingram, who was set to retire the next day, called troopers “Nazis” while he failed field sobriety tests
Firefighters and police are being pitted against each other in a vote to decide whether or not to switch from the city-operated retirement plan to the statewide plan
In retirement I am able to look back at the career as a whole and past the ghosts of patients who I was unable to rescue
Officials said the debt is largely due to a change in assumptions the plan uses to project how much money it will need
Chief David Jackson will retire at the end of the month after “an impressive and long career with the Portland Fire Department”
Officials ignored a report urging them to eliminate or drastically amend a program that pays veteran first responders salaries and pensions simultaneously
The Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York claims Stephen Cassidy switched sides to run the city’s pension fund because it paid more
The court found that John Sauro is not entitled to his $3,902-a-month pension because his shoulder injury from 1998 is healed
The disappearance of retired Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers will be the topic of a future episode of the ID channel’s “Disappeared”
Emory Leroy Rickerson was arrested Oct. 10 after he refused to remove his car so Georgia State Patrol troopers could access the crash scene
Rick Rickerson leapt into action and pulled Rebecca Buchanan from her crushed vehicle, and was arrested when he refused to leave her side
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