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A reader writes in:

FENZ is as you say Management and commanders, regional commanders – and their deputies 

Front line staff. 80% of front line firefighters are volunteers. They do not receive any form of renumeration

So there are paid front line and volunteer front line

Most paid front line are rostered to work 2 day shifts then 2 night shifts then 4 days off. There are 4 “watches”  with a colour code. There is a 5^th colour code who I think work daytime only

Most nights, most of those paid staff get a full nights sleep. Bedrooms are provided

In most “Regions” other than a rare major event, the hours of actual work is a very small part of the rostered work shifts. Central city stations (Auckland Wellington CHCH) have more demand on their time but the placed like Masterton, Lower Hutt, Kapiti, Hastings etc have little time actually engaged in fire related activities – and that includes non firefighting activities

So if I read this correctly, over eight days a paid firefighter will only work two day shifts???