Georgia fire department changing shift schedules to reduce firefighter burnout

The Barnesville Fire Department is the latest Georgia fire department to change shift schedules for its firefighters.Chief Kelvin Chute said the normal schedule consisted of 12 hours on, 12 hours off, Monday through Sunday, with work every other weekend."One week they work from Monday to Sunday, 12 hours, with only Thursday off and a half a shift off," Chute said. "Then the following week they'd work the half shift and the Thursday."Chute called the schedule grueling and said it could be detrime