What is a firefighters work schedule?
Meridian firefighters provide professional Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical response 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To provide this continuous coverage, each firefighter works 2 alternating 24 hour shifts then has 3 days off. An example of this would be a firefighter works Sunday has Monday off, works Tuesday then the next shift would be Saturday and the cycle starts again. The firefighters work 50.4 hours a week. Firefighters sleep in the stations to facilitate a fast response. They consider it their second house. Hence the term Fire House.
