Kelly Day

Most firemen across the country get what's called a Kelly Day or K-Day. This is basically your day off inside of your 7 shift rotation. You work 6-24 hour shifts then get the 7th one off in a 21 day cycle. The reason for this is due to our schedule and the amount of hours worked in a pay period. This day off reduces the hours below the amount required to get paid for overtime. Mine is on Monday. Everyone has their favorites but as they say, there isn't a bad Kelly Day! I look forward to my K-Day but when your on it you wish you were at work with your crew. You hope that they don't catch any work while your gone. There's nothing worse than missing a good job (fire) and your crew was there without you. But that's the chances you take when your on Vacation or Kelly Day. It's the luck of the draw...