Retirement Planning & Resources
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)
From active firefighter to engaged civilian: It’s time to reflect and move forward
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
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
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