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Permalink Reply by Darin on August 8, 2008 at 10:24am

My department is looking to go to the 48/72 schedule. I am looking for any "stats" as to how the schedule decreased sick leave and over time. Thanks
dkeith75@hotmail.com

Permalink Reply by Mike Lowry on August 14, 2008 at 9:04pm

Hey John,
At SRS we are working a 24 on 72 off schedule which everybody loves. you basicly work Mon/Fri, Tues/Sat, Wed/Sun, and then 10 hr wed for training and then thurs. So pay period runs 48,48,48,34 hr work weeks.

Permalink Reply by steve turner on August 26, 2008 at 10:47pm

John i'm with the fort rucker fire dept in alabama. We are currently looking at 48/72 vs. 48/48. We work 24/24 now, anything u have that i could get to show pros and cons.Please send!!

Permalink Reply by David on August 27, 2008 at 8:13pm

I work for the navy here in Fort Worth, TX. We are working a schedule like this 2 on, 3 off, 2 on, 3 off, 2 on, 2 off. We have divided shift personel into 7 groups, 1,2,3,...... Looks like this:
First week of pay period Second week pay period
Sun day 1 135.............. Sun day 8 246
Mon day 2 136 ..............Mon day 9 257
Tue Day3 246 ...............Tue day 10 357
Wen day 4 247 .............Wed day 11 136
Thu day 5 357 ...............Thur day 12 146
Fri day 6 135 .................Fri day 13 247
Sat day 7 146 ................Sat day 14 257
If for some reason it looks hard but we have yearly calenders to keep track.
Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by FC Thorpe on September 9, 2008 at 11:38am

John,

Have you guys gone to the 48/72 yet? This topic was just brought up for discussion here at Parris Island. Any information you can provide me will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Missy
taz_thorpe@yahoo.com

Permalink Reply by AFD on September 28, 2008 at 9:56pm

Hey Brother guess what !

We Californias Local F-33
yep ! F33 will be changing
to the work schedule of 48 on and 72 off come 2009 .
this took about ten years but our firefighters voted for it
its pays to be in the Union.
the rest of the guys and gals will just have to live with it.
we will go to this come 2009 there is one catch its a one year Trial 1st
then we get feed back from everyone then the chief heres us then decides.
http://www.localf33.org/
anyway you take care
stay safe
God Bless ya Anthony

Permalink Reply by Darin on October 27, 2008 at 5:42pm

Rock Island Arsenal Local F-292 Rock Island IL, is going to the 48/72 schedule starting Jan. 2009. This process has only taken about 4-6 months. Will be a 1 year trial with option to revert back to our 24/24 schedule or stay with it.
Does anyone that currently use this schedule get yearly schedule cards made? if so, where?

Thanks
Darin

Permalink Reply by Patrick on January 5, 2009 at 8:06am

I currently work at a department that does 24 on, 24 off with a 3 day every two weeks. I don't really like the schedule but I don't really have a choice because it is an Air Force Fire Department and I am active duty. I think that we should be on a 24 on 48 off schedule because of that fact that we don't get any holidays off, while the rest of the base takes the holiday plus one or two more days before and/or after that holiday. I don't like the idea of a 48 on 72 off because I think I would get tired of some of the guys at my station who do nothing but complain.

Permalink Reply by Jim Madison on January 25, 2009 at 3:20pm

I am on the job at Parris Island and we are attempting to switch to the 48/72 schedule now. It has been before the union and approved and is in negation as of now. If you send me a PM I will put you in touch with our union reps to discuss it all. They have a killer PowerPoint on it that goes into detail on manpower, training, leave everything a manager will need to know in order to make it happen.

Permalink Reply by Chris Hubmer on February 6, 2009 at 1:26am

Hey John,

Could you email me your powerpoints?

christopher.hubmer@eu.navy.mil

Permalink Reply by James Bright on October 6, 2009 at 10:54pm

could you send me the power point on the 48, 48 our department is looking at it also. james.d.bright@conus.army.mil thanks

Permalink Reply by Michael P. Cain on March 13, 2010 at 7:05pm

Have worked 48/72, 48/72, 48/48 since 2006. I'd NEVER go back to a department working 24/24. I've been at two departments during the transition to the "alternative" schedule.....yes, there was some dissent during the discussion phase. But a year into the new schedule that dissent had virtually disappeared.

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