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Most Doctors are not on call. Police are not on call. Firemen being on call sounds unbelievable from a union perspective but many volunteer fire departments ex
by ipaddr 5y ago
Most Doctors are not on call. Police are not on call. Firemen being on call sounds unbelievable from a union perspective but many volunteer fire departments exist.
On call for a week every 8 weeks is a lot different to a once a year event like a manager getting a call that a break-in happened at a store.
- blacksmith_tb 5y agoFirefighters in the US typically work 24hr shifts, then have 48hr off, then repeat[1]. You could say they are 'on call' during that 24hr shift, of course they don't normally fight fires every minute of it (luckily), much of that time is spent doing things in the firehouse like maintenance, eating, etc. 1: https://firefighternow.com/firefighter-shift-schedules-and-working-hours-explained/ https://firefighternow.com/firefighter-shift-schedules-and-w...
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