I don't think so. Seems to me if these hours were so great, then fire departments across the nation would be using them.
Many firefighters hold part-time jobs to supplement the low wages.
With new shift hours, that would be nearly impossible. Did it dawn on them that in the 48 hours they are off, they can take a child to the doctor, dentist, stay home with a sick child, help cut child care costs or just plain spend more time with their children. Tell me how this new shift rotation would benefit a family. In the past 12 years, I cannot recall even one instance where the present shift hours proved to be destructive to our family. What is destructive to our families is the threat of Fire Department cutbacks.