2007-07-17 08:31:06 · 6 answers · asked by me m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
In the city where I live in Illinois, firefighters work a 24 hour On / 48 hour Off schedule.
Hope this helps.
2007-07-17 09:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by bbasingal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most large cities the day starts at 8 a.m. and you stay on duty (available to go out on a job), not unnecessarily awake, for 24 hours. Then you are off for 48 hours.
2007-07-17 09:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you're an arsonist, I cannot figure out a way to schedule a firefighter's work.....
2007-07-17 17:15:26 · answer #3 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a couple different schedules out there- here are a few I've worked and heard people tell me about...
24 on, 48 off (56 hrs/wk
24 on, 24 off, 24 on, 24 off, 24 on, 4 days off (think M,W,F, then Sa, Su, M, T, off, W, F, Su. on, etc. ) (around 56 hrs/week)
My favorite, Baltimore's schedule- 2- 10 hour days, 2- 14 hour nights, 4 days off (42 hrs/week)
Keep in mind we and the police are exempt from overtime laws until we hit 56.25 hours a week. (Thanks, U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Most of these, you will work 6-8 rotations and get one off for vacation- now that always rocks (I personally get 12 days in a row off every 7 weeks.)
2007-07-19 16:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you live and their scheduling policies. They don't typically follow a 5 day per week schedule for any shift.
2007-07-17 08:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by lostandhiding 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dayton Ohio here....we work 24 on 48 off......get one shift off evry third week (makes for a 5 day weekend).....comes out to 48 hr week
2007-07-20 14:42:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋