SPRINGDALE -- The city's Fire Department this month moved to a new shift schedule that officials hope will result in greater job satisfaction among the employees.

The Plano Firefighters Association is pushing for a test of a 48/96 schedule, where firefighters would work two consecutive 24-hour shifts before having four days off.

Ken Harrison conducted an independent study of the impact of this shift schedule on the health and safety of Orange County Fire Authority members.

A Federal judge sided with East Chicago firefighters ordering the city to return to the 24/48 hours work shift.

The Graham Fire Department has adopted the “48/96” shift model, which has firefighters on duty for two days, followed by four days off. Fire Chief Tommy Cole’s request to make the change ...

A major schedule shift at the Sedgwick County fire department is giving firefighters more time with their families.

During a council workshop last October, city officials considered a four-shift schedule with 24 hours on-duty and 72 hours (three days) off for firefighters and EMS workers. According to agenda ...

"The push for the 48-96 shift schedule is about firefighter health and wellness, period," according to McCutcheon.

Plymouth firefighters are eight months into their first year of working 24-hour shifts, but town officials say the new schedule could be short-lived if firefighters do not cut back on their sick ...

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SPRINGDALE -- The city's Fire Department this month moved to a new shift schedule that officials hope will result in greater job satisfaction among the employees.

The Graham Fire Department has adopted the “48/96” shift model, which has firefighters on duty for two days, followed by four days off.