I've never required the help of a Fire Department but aren't they like an ambulance service, billing individuals for making a call? If so, much of the labor cost would be recovered by the city. I would be interested in how LA County calculates overtime. Is it x1.5 after 8 hours or 24 for firemen? Does overtime go to x2 for holidays and escalate to a higher rate at any point? The two links in this thread do not give that information and I think that it's important. My stepbrother is a Nashville Fire Fighter with over thirty years experience and he's always had a second job, perhaps he's simply in the wrong place.
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