A public hearing on a structural change to the fire department has been postponed from Jan. 9 to Jan. 23.
The North Kingstown Town Council has postponed a public hearing on a proposed restructuring of the fire department that would move firefighters to 24-hour-long shifts. According to Town Council President Elizabeth Dolan, the town looks to focus on other measures to help lower the department’s costs through its current contract negotiations with the fire union. “Essentially we’re now at the point where we’re having substantive discussions with the fire union [during contract negotiations] and we’d prefer to hold off until we’ve exhausted all opportunities and options,” said Town Council President Elizabeth Dolan. The proposed ordinance would mean 24-hour-long shifts for firefighters, followed by 48 hours off. Currently, North Kingstown …
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A structural change in the fire department could have firefighters working 24-hour-long shifts.
The North Kingstown Fire Department could be facing radical changes in the New Year if a proposed law is passed by the North Kingstown Town Council. The new law, which is set for a public hearing on Jan. 9, would restructure the department and move firefighters from 10- and 14-hour shifts to 24-hour shifts, effective Jan. 1, 2012. The new structure would have firefighters work a 24-hour shift (10-hour on-duty day shift followed by a 14-hour on-duty night tour) with the following 48 hours off, averaging a 56-hour work week. Though this would be 14 hours more a week than what NK firefighters currently work, there would be no extra compensation for those hours. The structural change would also reduce the number of platoons in the department …
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2:05 pm on Saturday, January 7, 2012
Curious as to why the town has paid that much $$ to Kinder and associates........ more ›