Life expectancy is increasing but so is the prevalence of obesity and non-communicable disease. Drawing a pension for longer is not economically viable; pressure on pension schemes leads to higher retirement age and longer work life. Uniformed services are not immune to the laws of economics, and the recent changes in terms and conditions for firefighters included a rise in pension age from 55 to 60 years. When this decision was made, there was no formal consideration of the impact of health on working as a firefighter in older age or whether firefighters can remain fit enough to work beyond age 55. As a result, the Firefighter Normal Pension Age Review was commissioned and published in late 2012 1.
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