What does the schedule for a firefighter look like?
The average work-week for fire suppression personnel assigned to a shift shall be fifty-six (56) hours, which is calculated over a twenty-four (24) day (576 hour) period. The work schedule shall consist of twenty-four (24) hour shifts on duty followed by twenty-four (24) hours off duty. The work schedule shall consist of a system of three (3) platoons (A, B, C shifts). The shift cycle shall be based on a twenty-four (24) day rotating schedule, which is based on the District's FLSA cycle of twenty-four (24) days (576 hours).
The shift pattern shall consist of four (4), twenty-four (24) hour shifts on duty, separated by three (3), twenty-four (24) hour shifts off duty; followed by ninety-six (96) consecutive hours off duty; which is followed by another four (4), twenty-four (24) hour shifts on duty, separated by three (3), twenty-four (24) hour shifts off duty; followed by one hundred and forty-four (144) consecutive hours off duty (commonly referred to as a "4-4-4-6" cycle).
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Alpine Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Alpine Fire Protection District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Alpine Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
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In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Alpine Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
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we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.