10/19/2026
Twenty-eight years.
One last shift. A cake in the kitchen.
Then Monday comes...and the phone stops ringing.
The crew was the job. The job was the crew.
Nobody hands you a plan for losing both on the same day.
Retirees are some of the most connected people in the fire service...right up until they're not.
Retired folks, what do you wish someone told you before your last shift?