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lumberjack_jeff

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49. Absent any details, it will be problematic to evaluate if your experience is typical.

Fri Apr 11, 2014, 07:54 PM

Apr 2014

For instance, here are the salaries in what I'd consider a representative "western city"

http://www.theolympian.com/olympia-salaries/?appSession=605448346076355

Also, is this a kelly shift or 24 on - 48 off? IIRC, you mentioned a Kelly shift in the other thread.

You're bringing this up because of my observation that "I've never been paid to sleep". While true, the most relevant way to express your objection to this is to estimate how many hours of an average firefighters 56 hour work week that is so spent.

Armed with that information, readers can then circle back to the gross earnings column on the above link and evaluate if my comment constitutes persecution or prudent and engaged citizenship.

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Ok DU, I've been given permission by my station Captain to post on this site, [View all] IronGate Apr 2014 OP

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A western state. IronGate Apr 2014 #21

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I know better, having lived near fire stations several times. The cheap shots about sleeping on the freshwest Apr 2014 #27

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should I post about MY typical day too? hfojvt Apr 2014 #26

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anybody who has to deal with the public hfojvt Apr 2014 #88

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Probably will be relevant as hell, considering how dry we are here in the West. calimary Apr 2014 #32

It never, really stopped nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #38

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Absent any details, it will be problematic to evaluate if your experience is typical. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #49

Oh for christ's sake... cyberswede Apr 2014 #51

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sheshe my husband is a firefighter and attended both funerals. The comments lj made are seaglass Apr 2014 #91

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Here's another, atypical pay scale Nevernose Apr 2014 #83

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Why DO firefighters work those weird 2 or 3 day shifts? Nevernose Apr 2014 #84

the main trouble is trying to staff 24/7 hfojvt Apr 2014 #89

My husband's department has only been on 24 hr shifts for less than 10 years. There is typically seaglass Apr 2014 #92

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