Detroit's Schedule

[ffbam24]

I've heard for years, the reference to the "Modified Detroit" schedule, and yet still have to see, hear or read what Detroit's actual schedule is. Especially when I saw it referenced a lot out west.
On one trip some years back I asked in an outlying department (Gross Pointe) and they hadn't heard of the term.

Any of our DFD Brothers able to weigh in on it?

[fire49]

2001:

http://www.ladder54.com/schedule.htm

What kind of work schedule does a Firefighter have?
A Detroit Firefighter works 48 hours per week.This is accomplished by working 24 hours on duty and 24 hours off duty. This schedule works out to be approximately 104, 24-hour days per year.

http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departme...ment/FAQs.aspx

[ffbam24]

Unfortunately that still doesn't answer the question.

Detroit doesn't even have a Ladder 54 Wiki Article

And the FAQ page still doesn't answer the question except that they work 24 hour shifts.

Thanks though.

DetroitFF, you out there?

[FF3566]

In Detroit, we work 24 hours on, 24 off, 24 on, and then 72 hours off. We call these 6 days, one series. After working 3 series, we then get 5 days off and just work our 2nd 24 hour shift. Over 1 month our schedule would look like this (the XL is our kelly day)
W L W L XL L W L W L XL L W L W L XL L XXL L W L XL L. The XXL is called our Super kelly (our 5 days off).

[FireCapt1951retired]

Basically it works this way. 1-31 day month.

Without an XXXL in the month, L- W-L-W-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L-XXL-L-W-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L

With an XXXL in the month, L- W-L-W-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L-XXL-L-XXXL-L-XL-L-W-L-W-L-XL-L



They work on 6 day calender. With 2 units, each with 3 different kelly days (1-2-3)

Once a month they recieve an extra day of, refered to as an XXL which gave them 5 days off. This was a 52.4 hour work week. They were assigned a letter ( R,D,K,S,E,L,N,A,G,O,B and H as an assigned XXL)

When they recieved the 48 hr work week (can't remember what year they recieved it) they recieved and extra day off every 6 months. This was refered to as an XXXL and gave the member 9 days off. (The dsignated XXXL is assigned a number from 1-7)

So let's say your assigned to Unit 1. You would have a designation like this.

Unit 1, Kelly 2, Super Kelly S, XXXL 7.

It would like this U1-XL2-S-7 on unit 1.
U2-XL3-K-4 on unit 2.


Confusing isn't it .

[bwprintworks]

In Detroit, we work 24 hours on, 24 off, 24 on, and then 72 hours off. We call these 6 days, one series. After working 3 series, we then get 5 days off and just work our 2nd 24 hour shift. Over 1 month our schedule would look like this (the XL is our kelly day)
W L W L XL L W L W L XL L W L W L XL L XXL L W L XL L. The XXL is called our Super kelly (our 5 days off).

I'm curious, how do you keep track of your days on and off. It seems like it would get confusing, especially if you switched units. Is there a master calendar you use? One of the reasons I ask is that I have a side business designing and selling shift calendars and day planners. I have always heard of the "Detroit" shift schedule being the 3/4...W L W L W L L L L

[DetroitFF]

I'm curious, how do you keep track of your days on and off. It seems like it would get confusing, especially if you switched units. Is there a master calendar you use?

Yes, there is a master calendar.