Fire Department employees' vacation allowance
Seattle Mun. Code § 4.34.040
in effect4.34.040 - Fire Department employees' vacation allowance
For uniformed Fire Department employees, annual vacation allowances shall be as follows:
A. Uniformed Fire Department employees who work an average workweek of 45.7 hours and are working on a 24 hour shift schedule shall accrue vacation allowances as follows:
1 through 6 years' service | 5 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
7 through 14 years' service | 6 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
15 through 19 years' service | 7 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
19 through 20 years' service | 8 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
21 through 24 years' service | 9 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
25 years' service | 10 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
26 or more years' service | 11 shifts | (24-hour shifts)
Uniformed Fire Department employees who work an average workweek of 45.7 hours and are working on a schedule of ten hour day shifts and 14 hour night shifts, shall accrue vacation as follows:
1 to 7 years' service | 10 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
7 to 15 years' service | 12 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
15 to 20 years' service | 14 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
20 to 21 years' service | 16 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
21 to 22 years' service | 18 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
22 to 23 years' service | 18 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
23 to 24 years' service | 18 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
24 to 25 years' service | 18 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
25 to 26 years' service | 20 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
26 years and over | 22 shifts | (12 hours average shift)
B. Uniformed Fire Department employees who work an average workweek of less than 45.7 hours shall receive vacation allowances based on service in proportion to the equivalent hours of vacation allowance provided herein for uniformed fire personnel who work an average workweek of 45.7 hours.
C. Uniformed Fire Department employees may, following one full calendar year of employment, carry over and/or accumulate two shifts of vacation annually, provided, the number of vacation days carried over and/or accumulated shall not exceed the number of annual vacation days for which such employee is currently eligible.
D. Increased vacation allowance for uniformed Fire Department employees who have seven or more years of service shall accrue on January 1 of the year in which the service requirement is met.
(Ord. 110195, § 2, 1981.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT4PE_CH4.34VA_4.34.040FIDEEMVAALFetched: 11/1/2026