The proposal calls for average pay increases of 16% to 22% for the most common categories of union members in the first year ...

Polk Fire Rescue and County Commission ink 3-year contract with raises and overtime reductions to improve their work-life ...

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

A Framingham firefighter was transported to MetroWest Medical Center on Tuesday, June 24, to be treated for heat exhaustion incurred while fighting a fire early that morning on Bishop Drive.

The city council passed, on first read Dec. 9, Ordinance 19-0029 which would return the firefighters to their old work schedule of 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off.

The 90-year-old is the oldest living pensioner of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire. He served for 24 years, including 14 years as battalion chief.

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

Penticton firefighters are now working around the clock on every shift. The department recently switched from 10 and 14-hour days to 24-hours. Members will continue to work the same total of hours, 48 ...

Longview firefighters had since 1972 worked 24 hours on and then were off for24 hours. Starting Jan. 9, the department began a yearlong trial of a new schedule that has personnel working 48 hours ...