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My dad was a firefighter for 30 years, retiring last May. I will refrain from personal opinions on this thread but there are some facts that remain lost.
Has anyone brought up the fact that firefighters work an average of 56 hours/week?? It is true that some of those 56 hours are spent sleeping, however at anytime they can get called out to work, for the entire 24 hours if needed. Engine 9 in Stockton, CA had MULTIPLE days over his career with 25+ calls in a 24 hour period...you do the math to how much sleep they got.
56 hours/week is not new, since day 1 of my dad joining, he worked 56 hours/week. Over his 30 year career, that means he worked 18720 more hours than a 40 hour/week job. It also means that $$/hour is also different. For example, that $100k a year is the equilvant of a 40 hour/ week worker getting $70k.
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