Maitland Professional Firefighters Local 3590

11/12/2025

11/12/2025

Higher pay and better benefits are in store for Orlando firefighters, following city commissioners’ approval Monday of a new labor contract.

“This contract puts the Orlando firefighters back on top of all the municipalities in Central Florida … as far as both pay and benefits,” said Lt. Doug Zabin, president of the Orlando Professional Firefighters labor union. “This contract provides us with the largest raises that we have ever received from the city of Orlando. So we're very excited about that.”

The new contract bumps up firefighters’ starting wage from about $59,000, the current starting rate, to just over $64,000 a year. Firefighters with more experience can potentially start at a slightly higher salary of around $67,000, Zabin said.

Full story: https://www.cfpublic.org/politics/2025-11-10/orlando-firefighters-get-new-contract

✍️️: Molly Duerig
📰: Central Florida Public Media

10/08/2025

09/25/2025

Congratulations to our brother, Eli Taylor on his promotion to Engineer!

Congratulations to Elijah Taylor on his promotion to Engineer/Paramedic.

09/19/2025

AND THIS is the WHY the 24/72 is the ideal schedule for the health and wellnesss of Firefighters. No other scheuleing model currently out there provides this level of wellness.

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A 2017 study found that full recovery after a 24-hour shift takes at least 2-3 days, based on changes in HRV and stress levels.

Day 1 Post-Shift: Elevated stress & reduced recovery. Cortisol response is blunted, HRV remains low.

Day 2 Post-Shift: Significant improvements in HRV & stress reduction. Body starts rebalancing.

Day 3 Post-Shift: Near full recovery. Autonomic function normalizes, HRV reaches baseline.

This concludes that more than one rest day is essential for recovery.

Study Limitations
🔹 Small sample size (n=14) limits generalizability.
🔹 No control group to compare recovery patterns to.
🔹 Lifestyle factors (exercise, alcohol, diet) were not controlled, which may have influenced HRV data.
🔹 Only male participants were included, limiting applicability to female rescuersrer

09/18/2025

Levy County making the move to 24/72 hour shifts.

09/02/2025

Anything helps! Wishing our brother a full recovery!

Hello friends and family, We are reaching out on behalf of our close fri… Caila Frassetto needs your support for Support Patrick's Journey to Recovery

08/29/2025

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/08/28/lake-countys-new-schedule-boosts-recruitment-of-first-responders/

Lake County implements a 24-hour-on, 72-hours-off schedule for paramedics and EMTs to help recruit and retain more first responders.

07/19/2025

Congratulations to our brothers in Kissimmee IAFF Local 4208 and to the citizens and Council of Kissimmee. Your department is leading the way!

06/19/2025