Common use of Duty Weeks Clause in Contracts

Duty Weeks. 8.2.2.1 Full-time employees covered by this section on a 72-hour Immediate Response Assignment (IRA-72) duty week, with the exception of Fire Captains B, will be scheduled to work an average of 72 hours per week which includes 19 hours of planned overtime compensated at the one-half time rate. 8.2.2.2 Fire Captains B will be scheduled to work 68 hours per week during IRA status. The employee will receive 1/2 time compensation at the same level as employees described in Section 8.2.2.1 above. 8.2.2.3 Full-time employees covered by this section on a 53-hour Non-Immediate Response Assignment (NIRA-53) duty week will be scheduled to work 53 hours per week. 8.2.2.4 Fire Captains (B) on a NIRA-53 duty week will be scheduled to work 53 hours per week which may or may not be scheduled on consecutive days as described below: 8.2.2.4.1 The department will seek volunteers to work a shift that will give a sufficient level of Monday and Friday crew coverage at a camp before making involuntary assignments as provided below. 8.2.2.4.2 If too few Fire Captains (B) volunteer, the department may assign a noncontinuous 4-day, 53-hour workweek to a maximum of two Fire Captains (B) at camps having 5 or fewer crews or to three Fire Captains (B) at camps having more than 5 crews. This noncontinuous 4-day, 53-hour shift pattern will not include weekend days. 8.2.2.4.3 Thirteen hours of standby may be scheduled on one duty day but will not be scheduled on any duty day immediately preceding a regularly scheduled day off. 8.2.2.4.4 Should it become necessary to make involuntary assignments to obtain the necessary coverage, an involuntary rotational assignment system will be used to identify which employee(s) will work the split shift each 28-day work period. The rotational system will be based on reverse seniority at the assigned camp and will rotate through all Fire Captains (B). 8.2.2.5 Any employee covered by Section 8.2 may at management's option be assigned to an IRA or NIRA work schedule. 8.2.2.6 Fire Lookouts will be scheduled to work an average 72-hours per week, which includes 19 hours of planned overtime compensated at the half-time rate. 8.2.2.7 HFEO's may be required to remain at the duty location during any or all of their assigned standby hours.

Duty Weeks. 8.2.2.1 Full-time employees covered by this section on a 72-hour Immediate Response Assignment (IRA-72▇▇▇-72) duty week, with the exception of Fire Captains B, will be scheduled to work an average of 72 hours per week which includes 19 hours of planned overtime compensated at the one-half time rateas described in Section 8.2.3. 8.2.2.2 Fire Captains B will be scheduled to work 68 hours per week during IRA ▇▇▇ status. The employee will receive 1/2 time compensation at the same level as employees described in Section 8.2.2.1 aboveabove through June 30, 2003. On July 1, 2003 Fire Captains B will be scheduled to work an average of 72 hours per week which includes 19 hours of planned overtime compensated as described in Section 8.2.3. 8.2.2.3 Full-time employees covered by this section on a 53-hour Non-Immediate Response Assignment (NIRA-53) duty week will be scheduled to work 53 hours per week. 8.2.2.4 Fire Captains (B) on a NIRA-53 duty week will be scheduled to work 53 hours per week which may or may not be scheduled on consecutive days as described below: 8.2.2.4.1 The department will seek volunteers to work a shift that will give a sufficient level of Monday and Friday crew coverage at a camp before making involuntary assignments as provided below. 8.2.2.4.2 If too few Fire Captains (B) volunteer, the department may assign a noncontinuous 4-day, 53-hour workweek to a maximum of two Fire Captains (B) at camps having 5 or fewer crews or to three Fire Captains (B) at camps having more than 5 crews. This noncontinuous 4-day, 53-hour shift pattern will not include weekend days. 8.2.2.4.3 Thirteen hours of standby may be scheduled on one duty day but will not be scheduled on any duty day immediately preceding a regularly scheduled day off. 8.2.2.4.4 Should it become necessary to make involuntary assignments to obtain the necessary coverage, an involuntary rotational assignment system will be used to identify which employee(s) will work the split shift each 28-day work period. The rotational system will be based on reverse seniority at the assigned camp and will rotate through all Fire Captains (B). 8.2.2.5 Any employee covered by Section 8.2 may at management's option be assigned to an IRA ▇▇▇ or NIRA ▇▇▇▇ work schedule. On the last day of this contract (June 30, 2006) employees in this section shall be placed on year-round ▇▇▇. 8.2.2.6 Fire Lookouts will be scheduled to work an average 72-hours per week, which includes 19 hours of planned overtime compensated at the half-time rate. 8.2.2.7 HFEO's may be required to remain at the duty location during any or all of their assigned standby hours.