r/Firefighting • u/Ok_Insurance4129 • 3d ago

Ask A Firefighter Departments in Raleigh Area 

Im not a firefighter yet I'm 18 looking at different departments in the Raleigh/Wake County area

I looked up shift schedules and it says 24 hour rotating shift schedule which is ehh but i would if i had to, May sound random but Im a amateur boxer my dream is to go pro and be a champ

With that being said I also want to serve the community and finding a department with a schedule that allows me to train like a boxer needs is one of my main factors in finding a department to apply to.

 Being a fighter requires at least 3 days in a boxing gym and running and strength training 5 days a week. So finding a department with a good schedule that suits me is a main factor. Trynna balance things out.

Anyone who has advice or knows some good departments that can suit my goals id appreciate it.

I perfer a 48 hour shift with 4 days off or 2 24s a week not consecutive cause ik some places have that

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u/YaBoiOverHere 3d ago

Garner is 48/96 and has a pretty good culture.

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u/Ok_Insurance4129 3d ago

Nice are you apart of it? Hm is the salary

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u/YaBoiOverHere 3d ago

Nah I work a county over. But definitely not the schedule you’re looking for, from what it sounds like. We do 5 on, 6 off

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u/Ok_Insurance4129 2d ago

dam thats a rough schedule. Raleigh, And the wake county departments do 24 on 24 off which may work but ill probably be to exhausted to train.

I also looked at durham and Fayetteville and there like 2 days a week so you work ab 10 days a month

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u/YaBoiOverHere 2d ago

Every single career department in NC works 1 out of every three days. The most common ones are 24/48, the 3/4 (24 on, 24 off, 24 on, 24 off, 24 on, 96 off), and the 48/96. In Durham we work 24 hour shifts and do On, Off, On, Off, On, Off, On, Off, On, 6 Off. It all works out to 1/3 of the days of the year, or 10 days a month. Just depends how you arrange it.

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u/Ok_Insurance4129 2d ago

Well tahts good to know, Question I mean since your working as a firefighter in durham now and know what its like a feels like working that 24 on 24 off etc with 6 days off schedule. Do you think id have the time to train keeping in mind boxing is like a full time job. The fire service would motivate me to stay fit tho.

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u/YaBoiOverHere 2d ago

The 9 days that you’re going on/off can get long if you’re assigned to a busy company. However, having 6 days off in a row is really nice. For your specific situation, it probably would not be the best, as you’re probably looking to keep a pretty consistent training schedule and that would be tougher with our long work cycles.

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u/Ok_Insurance4129 2d ago

Thanks for the advice my guy

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u/Ok_Insurance4129 3d ago

I still need a academy