Great idea. Imagine that 60-year-old chasing down the punk that carjacked you, or searching for your kids as the apartment complex burns down around them, that is, as long as his back doesn’t go out.

Puh-leeze. Not everyone in the FD or Police departments has to be doing the heavy lifting physical work. That’s what desk duty is for. Fire personnel have to do a lot of inspections and older guys are better for that anyway because they have more experience. As for cops, the experienced ones make better detectives because they’ve been there and done that. And trust me there are some 60 year olds that are unbelievably fit, especially here in San Diego.