My neighbor is a fireman (San Diego). During fire season, he gets sent to major fire zones in other parts of the state for several days or even weeks at a time. I believe he gets paid overtime for the entire time he is on these fires.
Edit to add: He makes really, really good money in fire season, but he'd prefer to be home with his family.
Overtime for his regular days off. No OT for a regular duty day. But it is called Portal to Portal. Depending on assignment and FD, it could be Pillow to Pillow.
Not to mention the "trauma days" firefighters get with pay after responding to a fire. It could be as simple as a shed fire but they still get days off with pay to recuperate. Same thing with bad auto accidents they respond to. Learned this from 2 firefighters. One a Dallas firefighter the other an Amarillo firefighter. These government agencies have been part of the grift (just as the politicians are) for many years at the taxpayers expense. Many are just silent about it because they want the money train to keep rolling in.
Well, since this was a CA article.... I know of ZERO departments in CA that have "trauma days". I have had multiple multiple alarm fires in a shift and didnt get a paid day off from it. After 2 week assignments, one may possibly get an R&R day on return. But rarely does that happen now-a-days. TX sounds cool.
Looks like a lot of fraud involved in all that overtime. Doubling your salary is about the most people can work.
My neighbor is a fireman (San Diego). During fire season, he gets sent to major fire zones in other parts of the state for several days or even weeks at a time. I believe he gets paid overtime for the entire time he is on these fires.
Edit to add: He makes really, really good money in fire season, but he'd prefer to be home with his family.
Overtime for his regular days off. No OT for a regular duty day. But it is called Portal to Portal. Depending on assignment and FD, it could be Pillow to Pillow.
Not to mention the "trauma days" firefighters get with pay after responding to a fire. It could be as simple as a shed fire but they still get days off with pay to recuperate. Same thing with bad auto accidents they respond to. Learned this from 2 firefighters. One a Dallas firefighter the other an Amarillo firefighter. These government agencies have been part of the grift (just as the politicians are) for many years at the taxpayers expense. Many are just silent about it because they want the money train to keep rolling in.
Well, since this was a CA article.... I know of ZERO departments in CA that have "trauma days". I have had multiple multiple alarm fires in a shift and didnt get a paid day off from it. After 2 week assignments, one may possibly get an R&R day on return. But rarely does that happen now-a-days. TX sounds cool.