Boston Fire Dept Work Schedule

Firefighters are on duty for 48 hours then off for 4 days.

Boston fire dept work schedule.

Beginning saturday firefighters on the job will have a new work week that includes two full 24 hour shifts. Apply through our online portal the online option saves you time instead of visiting us at 1010 massachusetts avenue you can apply online and even print out your permit. This includes smoke and carbon monoxide detector compliance for the sale or transfer of residential property environmental property searches and obtaining fire reports. My station is currently going the motions of changing to the 48 72 schedule but we are lacking some good sop s for the schedule.

I personally work at a department that uses the california swing shift and i love it. Boston fire commissioner joseph e. If any out there that is working this schedule and has a copy of their sop s or sog s for this schedule they could e mail me i would greatly appreciate it. I used to work for another department that used the traditional 24 48 schedule and i think the california swing shift is far superior.

Learn more about how our division helps the city of boston. Boston metro average 0 086 apy view disclaimer 75 is the difference between the percent earned in interest between boston firefighters credit union s rate at 0 15 apy compared to 0 09 apy for the boston metro market average over the life of a interest checking. Another less common but similar schedule pattern is the 48 96. Finn in his first major initiative since taking the job in july is moving to tighten the work schedules of the city s 1 400 firefighters to eliminate rampant misuse of sick time and ripe for corruption swapping and selling of shifts.

As a division under the boston fire department we issue permits licenses registrations and certificates. We also handle inspection requests. Thanks dusty l bruce bs white sands missile range fire dept.