Public safety officer

Was he employed by a government entity, such as the federal state or local government?  If not, then no, he would not be considered a public safety Officer.

If yes, then possibly if he meets the criteria below:

A retired Public Safety Officer is defined as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, chaplain, or member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who is retired because of disability or because you reached normal retirement age



The term “qualified public safety employee” means— 

• (i) any employee of a State or political subdivision of a State who provides police protection, firefighting services, emergency medical services, or services as a corrections officer or as a forensic security employee providing for the care, custody, and control of forensic patients for any area within the jurisdiction of such State or political subdivision, or
•  (ii) any Federal law enforcement officer described in section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of title 5 , United States Code , any Federal customs and border protection officer described in section 8331(31) or 8401(36) of such title, any Federal firefighter described in section 8331(21) or 8401(14) of such title, any air traffic controller described in 8331(30) or 8401(35) of such title, any nuclear materials courier described in section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of such title, any member of the United States Capitol Police, any member of the Supreme Court Police, or any diplomatic security special agent of the Department of State.