48/96 Review What WFLSD Learned?

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Statistics
• Fire Chief Dennis Johnson
• Operational Issues
• Deputy Chief Bud Backer
• Union Perspective
• President Bob Whipple
• Employee/Family Impacts
• Lt. Greg Ahearn

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• History (Prior to Implementation)
• Required Union Vote (83 in favor)
• Reviewed info from Jan-Sept 2005.
• Members had worked 128-48 hr shifts.
• Members had worked 5972 hr shifts.
• Had 10392 hrs experience in 2005.
• One reported accident.

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Sick Leave Utilization

  2005 2006 Variance Change
January 459 344 115 25
February 240 177 63 26
March 359 184 176 49
April 144 169 -25 -17
May 337 167 170 51
June 284 241 43 15
July 315 392 -78 -25
August 264 332 -68 -26
September 144 338 -194 -135
TOTALS 2544 2342 202 8
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Sick Leave Utilization

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Sick Leave Utilization

1. Three long term sick leaves beginning in 2005 and
   carrying into 2006 (Prior to 48/96)
2. One extensive family illness beginning in June,
   2006
3. No such events in first nine months of 2005

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Sick Leave Utilization

  2005 2006 Variance Change
January 459 200 259 56
February 240 177 63 26
March 359 184 176 49
April 144 169 -25 -17
May 337 167 170 51
June 284 126 158 56
July 315 152 163 52
August 264 212 52 20
September 144 104 40 28
TOTALS 2544 1490 1055 41
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Sick Leave Utilization

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Shift Trades

1. 151 Shift trades in 2005, totaling 3341 hrs.
2. 71 Shift trades in 2006, totaling 1383 hrs.
3. 53 reduction in shift trades.
4. 59 reduction in trade hours.

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Shift Trades

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Shift Trades

Hours Traded
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Total Overtime Hours

268 hour reduction equals 3.6 decrease
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Overtime Hours by Shift

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Overtime Hours Variables

1. Three long term leaves followed us into 2006
   prior to the start of 48/96.
2. Overtime coverage of these long term leaves were
   almost 1700 hours.
3. One long term family leave issue accounts for
   almost 500 hours of overtime.
4. No similar long term leaves in Jan-Sept 2005.

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Adjusted
• Total Overtime Hours

2446 hour reduction equals 32.8 decrease
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Adjusted
• Overtime Hours by Shift

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Training Compliance

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Training Compliance

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Exposure to 72 hour Shifts

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Commute Mileage

1. Average one-way commute 29.6 miles/person.
2. Twenty personnel assigned per shift.
3. Minimum staffing of fifteen personnel on shift.
4. Graph indicates miles traveled based on staffing
   variables of 15-20 personnel on shift.

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Annual Mileage Traveled

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Firefighter Fatigue

• Continue to find methods/funding to measure
  fatigue.
• Personnel surveys report less potential than
  Modified Detroit.
• Personnel intuition and general response valid.
• Ability to adapt to longer shift schedule
  probable 48 hour shifts as a norm versus
  occasional.

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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Health/Wellness Program

Doug Bahr writes For those FF's who only work
out on shift, there are the same amount of shifts
per month. Many of our FF's consistently come
in off duty to work out.  This probably occurs
more frequently because they are more refreshed
during the 4 day and they don't have "station
burnout" caused by the feeling they are always at
the fire station.
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48/96 ReviewWhat WFLSD Learned?

• Health/Wellness Program

Doug Bahr writes I believe that in general our
FF's are in better condition than in previous
years.  In general, I do not think the 48/96
has had a detrimental effect on our program
and through the support of our Administration with
 annual Medicals, we are more aware of our own
health issues.