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Old 06-21-2017, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 57ChevyFI View Post
As much as I respect firefighters and appreciate everything they do, I've never understood why they get paid to sleep on 24 hour shifts. Why don't they do 12 hour shifts or some other rotating shifts. I can't think of many jobs where you get paid to sleep, just wondering.
It takes less firefighters to cover 24/7. You can wash the trucks so many times.