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Prosper council hears two-year review, staff recommends keeping 48/96 firefighter schedule
Summary
Fire Chief Blassingame told the Town Council that internal surveys and safety reviews support the department's 48/96 schedule; staff recommended adopting the schedule in full but the council took no separate formal vote to change policy during the meeting.
Fire Chief Blassingame presented a two-year review of Prosper Fire Department's 48/96 schedule (48 hours on, 96 off), telling the Town Council that the schedule's implementation on Jan. 6, 2024, has produced uniformly positive internal feedback and no clear safety problems tied to the shift pattern.
"We surveyed the firefighters' and a 100% asked to keep the schedule," Chief Blassingame said, adding that "a 100% reported feeling more rested, and 95% noticed improved teamwork and…
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