Except for emergency situations, the following shall be the established work schedules for the members of the Association working the various Sections and Bureaus of the Department of Fire & Rescue Operations.
Starting and quitting times of the Line Chiefs shall be 6:30 a.m.; Bureaus and offices shall remain as presently scheduled, unless operational procedures necessitate a change.
Fire Fighting Platoons: Effective January 1, 1980, and thereafter, the work week shall continue on the established schedule with the platoons scheduled to work an annual average of forty-eight (48) hours per week. If the total hours of the work week become part of any wage package concession, then the membership of the TFCA agrees to assume a like number of hours for its work week, to gain the same wage package.
Training and Other Staff Positions: The work day shall be the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work with a fixed starting and quitting time, and shall consist of consecutive hours, except as broken for break periods and the lunch periods.
The work week shall consist of a forty (40) hour work week, as determined by the Chief/Director of the Department.