Gerald “Jerry” Sanford: 5 Things Retirees Say They Wish They Were Told Before They Began Retirement

Always have a life outside of the firehouse. It is a brotherhood and very close knit. You will either eventually retire or become injured so you need to have a network built outside of that family or you will have a tremendous void in your life when you exit. Make sure that you volunteer in a variety of sectors to fill your time and to learn about life in general.

As a part of my series about the “5 Things Retirees Say They Wish They Were Told Before They Began Retirement”, I had the pleasure of interviewing retired FDNY Firefighter and author Gerald “Jerry” Sanford.

Gerald “Jerry” Sanford is a retired FDNY firefighter living in Naples, Florida. After serving 29 years with the FDNY, he then served 17 years with the North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District as their public information officer and retired for a second time. Sanford then decided to share his remarkable story about September 11th and how the two fire departments were connected by an antique leather helmet in his debut book “It Started with a…