{"id":133,"date":"2012-08-16T21:06:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T04:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cjr.ufv.ca\/?p=133"},"modified":"2012-08-16T21:06:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T04:06:15","slug":"a-review-of-the-research-literature-on-24-hour-shifts-for-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cpscjr\/2012\/08\/16\/a-review-of-the-research-literature-on-24-hour-shifts-for-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"A Review of the Research Literature on 24-Hour Shifts for Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On January 24, 2012, more than 100 firefighters in Washington, DC walked out of their Fire Chief\u2019s \u201cState of the Department\u201d address over the Chief\u2019s desire to move his department away from the traditional 24-hour on, 72-hour off shift schedule to a 12-hour shift model (D.C. Firefighters Protest Chief\u2019s Proposed Shift Change, January 25, 2012). The main arguments raised by the Chief were that moving to a 12-hour shift would save 36 million dollars annually and would reduce the number of mistakes made by firefighters, which increases during the second half of a 24-hour shift. Those opposed to the Chief\u2019s proposal argued that moving away from the 24-hour shift schedule would significantly reduce morale, reduce the efficiency of the department, force some members to quit, create a de facto residency requirement, and ultimately reduce public safety (D.C. Firefighters Protest Chief\u2019s Proposed Shift Change, January 25, 2012).<\/p>\n