Re: 911:: What do you work... 8 hour shifts 10's or 12's

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In a message dated 6/25/04 11:55:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

dse272004@... writes:

I'm just wondering if I'm not alone

because it seems to me no matter who I talk to in the business that

everybody is on 12 hour shifts now.

We are not on 12 hr shifts. We did have, when permitting, 4 people on 12 hr

shifts but we are a dept of 60+ and it was only done when possible. for the

minimum staffing requirements they want for us we didnt have the manpower.

I think its sorta split 50/50 whether they want 12's or not. I have never

worked it, but of course would be willing to try it. Right now we are on 8.15

hr 5 day weeks.

Toni Wyman, CTO /Tactical Dispatcher

Gwinnett County Police Department

Lawrenceville, GA

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Technically we are on 8 hour shifts. But with OT it turns out to be 12

frequently. I wish we could go to 12's my only concern with it would be if

someone calls in sick you would get stuck at work 18 hours straight??? Currently

we are not allowed to be at work more than 12 hours on any day. And honestly I

don't know how many 18 hour days I could handle in row. Maybe 10's would be a

nice compromise... I could deal with having 3 days off! I don't see our shifts

changing though. I can dream!

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Dispatchers all shifts work 8 hr shifts. Comm officers dayshift work 8hr

shifts. Comm officers swing and graveyard work 10 hr shifts. All shifts days

off rotate every 28 days.

Bob (lobbying for 6 hr shifts!)

http://www.lesa.net

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We work 8 hour shifts on the early shift (0700-1500) and late shift (2300-0700)

with a 10 hr mid shift (1400-0000). This gives us an hour on either end to prep

the next shift, finish paperwork, updating calls for officers, etc. And it give

us extra people in the center during the busy shift change (our officers change

at 1400 and 2200.) We just got shift supervisors in March, and bid for shifts

then. We will se ehow they are going and possibly bid again in January. The

idea is a 1 yr bidding process (which is also what our officers do), but they

are looking into 3 or 6 month bids and/or rotation processes...who knows what

will happen....Plus our mayor is not running for reelection, and we just got

almost all new alrderman, so anything could happen come November!

Mel

Melinda M

Communications Officer

Missouri

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In Chicago we use a combo of 8 and 10 hour shifts.

Chicago (Police) 9-1-1

> Last year we voted to go to 12 hour shifts but it was voted down.

> I personally would love to go to 12 hour shifts but its not going to

> happen, we now work permanent 8 hour shifts with the same days off,

> we don't rotate what so ever. I'm just wondering if I'm not alone

> because it seems to me no matter who I talk to in the business that

> everybody is on 12 hour shifts now.

>

> Thanks