Saying first responders “live longer because they stay healthy” is simply not true and ignores overwhelming medical evidence.
Firefighters, law enforcement, and EMS face elevated cancer risk, cardiovascular disease, and suicide rates directly tied to their jobs.
Mississippi can’t fix what it refuses to acknowledge. Tier 5 fails first responders. You don’t extend retirement ages in professions proven to shorten lives.
Sources: Peer-reviewed research from the CDC, NIH, NIOSH, NFPA, and occupational health journals on first responder mortality and disease risk.
