Mark Buckley
Retired Firefighter, Author & Financial Professional
Mark Buckley is a retired Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighter and paramedic, author of Beyond the Firehouse, and a Financial Professional with Prudential Advisors. His educational work focuses on the retirement decisions facing firefighters, first responders and public employees.
About Mark
Conversations Built Around Life After the Firehouse
Mark is available for podcasts, interviews, firefighter association programs, retiree education events and discussions about the financial transition from public safety careers into retirement.
The financial and personal transition from a career in the fire service into retirement.
Understanding important retirement decisions facing Florida firefighters and other Special Risk members.
What firefighters and first responders should understand about their deferred compensation plans before and after retirement.
Questions retirees should consider when evaluating pension income and survivor benefit elections.
How the repeal of WEP and GPO changed the Social Security conversation for many public employees.
Planning for healthcare coverage during the transition from employment into retirement and Medicare.
Coordinating pensions, retirement accounts, Social Security and other income sources after leaving the job.
A retired firefighter's perspective on financial decisions that can look very different once the career ends.
From the Firehouse to Financial Education
Mark Buckley spent his career with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue as a firefighter and paramedic before entering the financial services profession. His work today is informed by firsthand familiarity with the benefits, retirement systems and financial decisions faced by firefighters and other public employees.
Through Beyond the Firehouse, Mark creates educational content about pensions, FRS Special Risk, DROP, governmental 457(b) plans, retirement income, Social Security, Medicare and other issues relevant to first responders preparing for life after public service.
He is also an author whose work includes Beyond the Firehouse and other published projects.
Media & Publications
- Beyond the Firehouse — retirement education for firefighters and first responders
- Fire & Blood — historical firefighter fiction
- Selected contributed articles, podcast appearances and interviews will be added as published.
Invite Mark to Join the Conversation
For podcasts, interviews, firefighter retirement education, association events and other media opportunities, contact Mark through Beyond the Firehouse.
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