This is commonly referred to as working 24 48.
Fire department work schedules 24 48.
A study titled 24 48 vs.
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Almost all fire departments operate a 24 hour rotation.
This means firefighters are almost always working 24 hours at a time.
Firefighter shift schedules and sleep deprivation.
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The following is a partial list of shift rotation schedules currently on file.
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Departments as well with the rapidly expanding adoption of 48 96 work schedules.
The 48 96 schedule consists of two consecutive 24 hour shifts on duty followed by four consecutive offdays or four 24 hour shifts off duty.
This shift pattern is very popular with fire departments in the united states and is also known as abc shift pattern.
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Koen phd in 2005 took this subject and provided an in depth analysis of potential impacts.
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Federal law allows firefighters to work up to 53 hours per week without requiring overtime pay.
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As a result the 24 hour schedule provides fire departments with more hours of coverage per employee.
Carlsbad fire department.
It consists of a 3 day cycle where each team works one 24 hour shift followed by 2 consecutive days 48 hours off duty.
Platoons and three shifts to provide 24 7 coverage.
I say again because i originally wrote the following post back in 2013.