410.19 Hours on duty limited.
Fire fighters employed in the fire department of cities of ten thousand population or more, or under civil service, shall not be required to remain on duty for periods of time which will aggregate in each month more than an average of fifty-six hours per week and no single period of time, or shift, shall exceed twenty-four hours in length, provided that in cases of serious emergencies such fire fighters may be required to remain on duty until such emergency has passed, when so ordered by the chief of the department or person acting in the chief’s place. Fire fighters called back to duty under this provision shall be duly compensated in accordance with their regular hourly wage.
[C27, 31, 35, §6326-a1; C39, §6326.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.19]
Referred to in §410.20
See also §411.16
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 410 - FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS — RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
Section 410.1 - Pension funds.
Section 410.2 - Boards of trustees — officers.
Section 410.3 - Investment of surplus.
Section 410.4 - Gifts, devises, or bequests.
Section 410.5 - Membership fee — assessments.
Section 410.6 - Who entitled to pension — conditions.
Section 410.7 - Soldiers and sailors.
Section 410.8 - Disability — how contracted.
Section 410.9 - Retired members assigned for light duty.
Section 410.10 - Pensions — surviving spouse — children — dependents.
Section 410.12 - Volunteer or call fire fighters.
Section 410.13 - Reexamination of retired members.
Section 410.14 - Decision of board.
Section 410.15 - Guarantee of pension benefits.
Section 410.16 - Moneys drawn — how paid — report.
Section 410.17 - City marshal.
Section 410.18 - Hospital expense.