Firehouse World 2012 Follow Up

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth this weekend.  We met quite a few people that are looking to switch to a better shift calendar and save some money too.  Most were impressed with our unmatched selection of shift calendar and day planner products.

A special thank you to all of our existing customers too.  The feedback you have been providing has been awesome.  We are Firefighters that are here for our Fire and EMS family.  We want to make sure we have the best possible calendar products and the best possible prices.

When you talk, we listen. Several of our products have been developed from customer suggestions.  If you ever have any questions or product suggestions please use our contact page or feedback forum.

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Firefighter Shift Calendar and Day Planner Products

Firefighter Day Planner

We offer a wide array of affordable, high quality, customized shift calendar and day planner products for Fire and EMS professionals.

Firefighter Day Planner 

The Large Day Planner is the most versatile of the shift calendar products. This Day Planner similar to the ones purchased at your local office supply store. It is the large 8.5" x 11" size. It has a month view across two pages; followed by the corresponding weeks. Each week is across two pages.

All dates are color coded to your corresponding shifts, with the same payday/ holiday feature as our wall or desk calendars. With sections for personal contacts, notes, income tax information, daily mileage and expenses.

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Firefighter Shift Calendars

Significance of Shift Calendar Colors for Firefighters

Firefighter Shift Calendar

When you look at a Firefighter’s calendar, the first thing that stands out is the colors. The colors simplify the calendar to help Firefighters and their families keep organized by knowing which days are duty days and which are not.

Typically, Firefighters work a rotating pattern of 24 or 12 hour shifts. There may be as few as 2 shifts and as many as 26, like FDNY. The most common number of shifts are 3 for small to medium size fire departments and 4 for larger fire departments.

For example: A fire department has 3 shifts; A, B, and C. Each shift has 4 engines with 4 personnel each for a total of 16 Firefighters on duty a day. On January 1^st, A shift is on duty. On January 2^nd, B shift is on duty. And on January 3^rd, C shift is on duty.

The shift pattern continues to rotate indefinitely. This is a very simplified version. There are many more complicated patterns that are out there. Either way, simple or complicated, these shifts are indicated by a color on a calendar. A shift may be red; B blue; and C green.

The standard colors on most shift calendars are going to be red, blue, and green. These are the most effective colors on any shift calendar because they are easily visible to the human eye. The three colors are considered the primary colors of the visible light spectrum.

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Custom Fire and EMS Shift Calendars