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95.275 Fire department platoons -- Hours of work -- Effect on pay.

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95.275 Fire department platoons -- Hours of work -- Effect on pay. The fire department of each first-class city shall be divided into three (3) platoons. Each <br>platoon shall be on duty for twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after which the platoon <br>serving twenty-four (24) hours shall be allowed to remain off duty for forty-eight (48) <br>consecutive hours, except in cases of emergency. The chief of the fire department shall <br>arrange the schedule of working hours to comply with the provisions of this section. The <br>pay, rank or benefits, of the members and officers of the fire department, shall not be <br>reduced as a result of this section. History: Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1.