LAFD works what are called Kelly shifts. Our county talked about doing Kelly shifts but it is so big some of the guys would spend a ton of time driving to and from work so the kelly shifts were not compatible. I would bet most of the guys that work in LAFD don’t actually live in LA. Most places now living in the county/city you work is not a requirement.
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) uniformed personnel generally work a 24-hour shift schedule, known as the “Kelly” or “California Swing” schedule. This 9-day rotation cycle requires firefighters to work one 24-hour shift, have 24 hours off, work another 24-hour shift, have 24 hours off, work a final 24-hour shift, and then take 4 consecutive days off.
“ This 9-day rotation cycle requires firefighters to work one 24-hour shift, have 24 hours off, work another 24-hour shift, have 24 hours off, work a final 24-hour shift, and then take 4 consecutive days off.”
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Of course each 24 hour “work” shift includes time sleeping, showering, eating and sitting around bull-shitting (or reading, watching TV, surfing the net, etc.).
Just sayin’.
“”””I would bet most of the guys that work in LAFD don’t actually live in LA.””””
A change that I saw over the decades on the Southern California coast was starting to see firemen living on the coast and accumulating real estate as their pensions and pay and second jobs had money rolling in, as their unions along with other city government unions used their voting power to loot the public.