schedules

suziquzi99

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What kind of different schedules do you guys have and who do you work for. I am trying to get an idea of what will be going on after I finish school. I posted a thread where my husband is a firefighter and I would like an idea of how different employers work. Thank you for your response.

(from the firefighter husband) What she is asking is what are the shifts. i.e. I work 24on, 48 off. Some FD's work 3-12am's, 3-12pm's, 3off and anothewr local works 10 days on and off followed by 5 off. And what's a wacker?? LOL
 

Hastings

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7am-7pm on a 2 week cycle.

First Week: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Second Week: Wednesday, Thursday

Repeat.



Edit: Private service.
 

Bosco578

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EMS - 4 on, 4 off. 2-10hr days,2-14hr nights, Days 0730-1730 , Nights 1730-0730.

Fire here works 2 days, 2 nights , 2 off, 2 days, 2 nights , 6 off. ( They eat and sleep most of it )
 

colafdp

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3 days, 3 nights, 5 off, and repeat.

days are 10 hours, and nights are 14 hours.
 

Sasha

Forum Chief
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I do shift bids every two weeks. ITs great for when I go back to school and can work around my school schedule, not school around my work schedule!
 

Sapphyre

Forum Asst. Chief
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W-Sa 1945-0715.
Breaks down, 8 11.5 hour shifts every two weeks, or 7 12 hour shifts every 2 weeks, or 10 9 hour shifts every two weeks. My company also runs 24 hour shifts, but, I don't know how they work.

One of the two large nation wide Private Services.
 

gillysaurus

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Full-time where I am is 12 hrs/day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and every other Wednesday OR every other Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

The shifts are:
5a to 5p
6a to 6p
7a to 7p
2p to 2a

5p to 5a
6p to 6a
7p to 7a

And I think there's an 8a to 8p, and an 8p to 8a.

I'm only an intern, so I get Saturdays 6a to 6p. Pretty cushy :p
 

Ridryder911

EMS Guru
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24 hours on (0700-0700) off 24 for three tours, then four days off. Total of ten days a month.

R/r 911
 

KEVD18

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sleep till noon.
play on the computer.
random fill in activity.
contemplate dinner.
purchase supplies.
craft dinner.
eat dinner.
digest dinner while playing on the computer.
television if theres something good on, read or converse.
retire somehwere in the 3 or four am region.

repeat x 7 days
 
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Buzz

Forum Captain
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Friday through Tuesday.. 20:00-08:00 then have 4 days off. Then I work Sunday and Monday 20:00-08:00 then have 3 days off.
Full time schedule. 82 hours biweekly.
 

Epi-do

I see dead people
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24 on, 48 off. I am a civilian for a local FD.
 

marineman

Forum Asst. Chief
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24 hours on (0700-0700) off 24 for three tours, then four days off. Total of ten days a month.

R/r 911

Same here, I think that's my favorite breakdown. I like the 24's but a 24 on/48 off constant just doesn't feel as nice since you don't get that nice long break once a weekish.
 

mbcwgrl

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We work mostly 12's for 3 days one week and 4 the next.
We have some ambulances (like the one I work on) that is 24 on 24 off for 3 shifts and 4 days off... The modified Kelley Schedule...
We also have 10 hour ambulances that work only 4 days a week
Lastly we have a BLS truck that works 8 hrs mon-fri.
I guess you could say we have it all....
 

flhtci01

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sleep till noon.
play on the computer.
random fill in activity.
contemplate dinner.
purchase supplies.
craft dinner.
eat dinner.
digest dinner while playing on the computer.
television if theres something good on, read or converse.
retire somehwere in the 3 or four am region.

repeat x 7 days

Tried it for five years, couldn't stand it. So I entered EMS.
 

FF-EMT Diver

Forum Captain
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24 on 48 off, Most of your smaller towns do 24/48, the busier locales do different.
 
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