A Guide Written for Firefighters & First Responders

BEYOND THE
FIREHOUSE

A Firefighter's Complete Guide to Retirement, Wealth, and Financial Freedom

Retirement from the fire service brings a completely different set of decisions. Beyond the Firehouse was written to help firefighters and first responders better understand the issues that can shape life after the final shift.

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Beyond the Firehouse by Mark Buckley

Life After the Last Shift

Firefighters spend a career preparing for emergencies, protecting families and serving their communities. Yet retirement can introduce decisions that many first responders have had little time to study during their careers.

Retirement Benefits

Understand the important questions surrounding pensions, DROP programs and retirement-plan decisions.

457(b) Plans

Learn how deferred-compensation plans can fit into the transition from active service into retirement.

Social Security & Medicare

Explore issues retirees should understand as they coordinate retirement income and healthcare decisions.

Planning for the Next Chapter

Consider the financial, family and lifestyle questions that become more important after leaving the fire service.

About Mark Buckley

Mark Buckley is a retired Miami-Dade firefighter and paramedic who spent years serving in the fire service before beginning the next chapter of his career.

Beyond the Firehouse combines firsthand experience from the fire service with financial education intended to help firefighters and first responders ask better questions as they approach retirement.

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