Fire & EMS

48/96 firefighter schedule calendar and PTO optimizer

Two consecutive 24-hour duty shifts followed by four full days off. Align one known shift below to generate your calendar and find the strongest PTO bridges.

6-day cycle48 hours on · 96 hours off

Best PTO opportunity

2 PTO shifts unlock 10 days off

Dec 30, 2025–Jan 8, 2026 · 48 PTO hours · 5.0 days away per PTO shift

10days
away

The bridge

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Back Jan 9

Jan 3Jan 4

2 PTO shifts+8 natural days off=10 consecutive days

Day Night Duty Off PTO

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

2624

2724

28O

29O

30O

31O

124

224

724

824

10O

11O

12O

1324

1424

15O

16O

17O

18O

1924

2024

21O

22O

23O

24O

2524

2624

27O

28O

29O

30O

3124

124

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Your best breaks in 2026

Choose a plan to highlight it on your calendar.

Quick answer

Do I work on this date?

Check any date against your current rotation.

Date to check

YOU WORKAug 25, 202624-hour duty · 24 scheduled hours

Year at a glance

48/96 in 2026

Scheduled shifts: 122
Scheduled hours: 2,928
Weekend shifts: 35
Holiday shifts: 4

Take it with you

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Your schedule stays private unless you choose to share it.

Cycle length6 days

Work shifts2

Hours per cycle48

Average weekly hours56

Longest work block2 days

Longest natural break4 days

Exact preset

How the 48/96 cycle is mapped

Time Off Map treats the date on which a shift begins as its service date. Your selected known work date is matched to one position in the repeating sequence. Dates before and after that anchor are calculated in both directions, including leap days.

124-hour duty24h

224-hour duty24h

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4Off—

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Before relying on the calendar

Each duty date uses 24 PTO hours unless your employer charges leave differently.
Trade shifts, debit days, and department-specific relief rules are not automatic.

Common questions

48/96 schedule questions

Can one known work date identify my entire calendar?

Only when you also identify where that date sits in the repeating cycle. Schedules with several work positions are ambiguous otherwise, so Time Off Map asks you to choose the matching cycle day instead of silently guessing.

Does a holiday automatically remove my shift?

No. Rotating operations frequently continue through holidays. Holidays are informational unless you deliberately turn on the setting that treats U.S. federal holidays as non-working days.

Why might my employer’s 48/96 schedule differ?

Schedule names are not universal standards. Relief times, fixed versus rotating shifts, Kelly or debit days, crew phases, and local agreements can change the sequence. Compare the visible preset with your roster before using the result.