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Either fire him or give him an admin job and give him time to shape up.
They didn't say how overweight he is. There's a difference between 10 lbs and 30 lbs.
They may've just wanted him to retire so young blood could get an entry. But if they have clear health and body weight guidelines, he either needs to shape up or ship out.
Out of shape (which can be normal weight and overweight) and overweight firefighters (who are more than 15 or so lbs overweight) can not only cause a hazard to themselves but to the lives they are saving. If the goal is to be able to be swift and to be able to maneuver, whatever keeps you from doing that is a problem. Overweight and out of shape people, in general, often find that they are unable to be as quick and flexible as they would like to be.
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