Shift Work
The department has three shifts: A shift, B shift, and C shift. Each shift lasts for 24 hours beginning at 7:00 am. Each fireman works one shift and then is off for 48 hours. Because firemen are only on duty one out of every three days, most firemen also have another profession.
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