Are You Properly Recognizing Your Retiring Firefighters?

By Billy W. Scearce, Jr.

Photos by author except as noted

When someone enters the fire service, they have decided to dedicate themselves to serving and sacrificing for others—sometimes that means making the ultimate sacrifice.

Most of us don’t fully grasp how much the fire service requires of us when we first decide to serve. If you work long enough to draw full retirement, you have effectively given the department, municipality, community, and the fire service one-third of your professional life.

Depending on your department, these many years of service will have taken a toll on you mentally and physically. You will be exposed to things you will never forget and things that will haunt your mind the rest of your life. You will also be exposed to many toxic chemicals that may have an adverse effect on your health and well-being. That said, are fire chiefs properly recognizing this unselfish service and providing an honorable send-off as you enter retirement?

Read More here: https://www.fireengineering.com/2020/03/05/485055/are-you-properly-recognizing-your-retiring-firefighters/

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