Free download for South Florida firefighters

Your department's retirement steps

Nobody hands you the whole picture. The state runs one piece, your department runs another, your insurance is somewhere else, and none of them talk to each other on your behalf. So I put it in one place for your department.

  • Which plan you are actually in, and the rules that come with it
  • The forms and deadlines, in order, and the ones that cost people money
  • The leave, insurance and DROP traps specific to your department
  • Exactly who to call, and what to ask them in writing
  • The six decisions every firefighter faces on the way out
Mark Buckley
Mark BuckleyRetired Miami-Dade Firefighter · Author of Beyond The Firehouse

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A free PDF for your phone or to print. Straight talk, no pitch.

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Questions about your own numbers? Call me at 305 608 2690 (voice only) or email mark.buckley@prudential.com. The first conversation is just a conversation.

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Every department has a full page on this site. Start there, then download the steps to keep.

FRS

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

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FRS

Broward Sheriff's Fire Rescue

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FRS

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

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City plan

City of Miami Fire-Rescue

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City plan

Coral Gables

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City plan

Fort Lauderdale

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City plan

Hialeah

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City plan

Hollywood

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Miami Beach

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West Palm Beach

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