The 48/96 schedule affords a firefighter 26 entire weekends off, where the 24/48 rotations provide only 17. Firefighters will work both days of the weekend only once every six weeks.

This is where the negative impacts of the 48/96 shift schedule are brought to the surface, and firefighters are subject to the true dangers of sleep deprivation, fatigue, increased instances of ...

The firefighters and the city have been battling the mayor to improve their work schedule and other benefits, the judge has given the city until April 18 to return to the 24/48 work schedule.

GRAHAM, N.C. — Firefighters in Graham are officially moving to a new, and now permanent, work schedule. The Graham Fire Department has adopted the “48/96” shift model, which has firefighters ...

New shift structures were recently approved for firefighters, EMS workers and other department staff as part of the merger of the Pearland Fire and EMS Departments. The current shift schedule is ...

The 48/96 schedule affords a firefighter 26 entire weekends off, where the 24/48 rotations provide only 17. Firefighters will work both days of the weekend only once every six weeks.