Kissimmee firefighters could get extra paid time off as city delays move to new schedule

Kissimmee’s move to a new firefighter schedule is being delayed, and city leaders might give current firefighters extra paid time off in the meantime. – Kissimmee’s move to a new firefighter schedule, intended to give crews more recovery time, is being delayed, and city leaders are set to vote on giving current firefighters extra paid time off while the city finishes the transition.

City commissioners approved a 42-hour workweek last June, changing the usual 24-hour-on, 48-hour-off to a schedule that adds a third day off between shifts.

The city had targeted an April 1 start date…

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