Quick answer: A 24/48 is one 24-hour tour followed by 48 hours off, repeating every 3 days. With 1 January 2027 as day 1, Platoon A works 122 tours in 2027, Platoon B 122 and Platoon C 121.
2027 24/48 calendar, Platoons A, B and C
Start date used: 1 January 2027 is day 1 of the cycle. If your rotation started on a different day, shift every date by the gap between 1 January and your own first day, or make your own copy in the free shift calendar maker.
A Platoon AB Platoon BC Platoon CEach chip = one 24-hour tourBlank day = off
Shifts worked in 2027: Platoon A 122, Platoon B 122, Platoon C 121. App preset: “24/48”.
The app ships with Kelly off (0). Your department sets how often a Kelly day falls, and you enter it as “Kelly day every N shifts” (2 to 30) when you set the rotation. This grid uses N = 7 because Polk County, Florida (county news release, 8 July 2025) says its 2025–2028 contract adds a 24-hour Kelly day every seventh shift on a 21-day cycle, expected from 12 October 2026. That is one department's rule, not a standard. Change N below to match yours.
Platoon A, Kelly day every 7 shifts: 105 shifts worked and 17 Kelly days in 2027.
A Platoon AEach chip = one 24-hour tourK Kelly day (off)Blank day = off
Kelly days are counted from each platoon's first tour on this calendar, the same way the app counts from the first day you enter.
How the 24/48 works through 2027
Three platoons share the station. Each works 24 hours, usually starting in the morning, then has two full days off before the next tour. Platoon A is on 1 January 2027, B on 2 January and C on 3 January, and the cycle never changes. Your tours fall on a different weekday each week, which is why a printed calendar is easier than counting.
Every platoon averages 56 scheduled hours a week. In 2027, Platoons A and B are scheduled for 2,928 hours and Platoon C for 2,904. Kelly days, vacation, trades and holdovers change your real total.
Why the Kelly day exists
A plain 24/48 is 56 scheduled hours a week, or 224 hours in 28 days. Under 29 CFR 553.230, overtime for fire protection employees is due after 212 hours in a 28-day work period. Taking every seventh tour off turns 7 tours in 21 days into 6, which is 144 hours in 3 weeks, or 48 hours a week. That is the 48-hour average Polk County describes. Your own department may use a different N, a different work period, or pay the overtime instead.
Using the downloads
Each .ics file adds one all-day event per tour, so your phone calendar shows the day you go in. The Kelly files mark Kelly days as separate all-day events. Import the plain file if your department has no Kelly day, or the N = 7 file only if seven matches your contract. For any other N, set it in the grid above and print, or use the app.
If your department's tours start on a different day
Everything on this page counts from 1 January 2027 as day 1. Find your first tour in 2027 and slide the letters to match. If your first tour is 2 January, you are on what this page calls Platoon B; if it is 3 January, you are on C. For Kelly days, the app counts from the first day you enter, so set that to the first tour after your last Kelly day.
Frequently asked questions
How many shifts is a 24/48 in 2027?
With 1 January 2027 as day 1, Platoons A and B work 122 tours and Platoon C works 121. Each tour is 24 hours, so A and B are scheduled for 2,928 hours.
What days does B shift work in 2027?
On this calendar Platoon B works 2 January 2027 and every third day after that: 5, 8, 11 and 14 January, and so on. Shift the dates if your B shift started on a different day.
How many hours a week is a 24/48 schedule?
A plain 24/48 averages 56 scheduled hours a week. With a Kelly day every seventh tour it averages 48 hours a week.
How do Kelly days work on a 24/48?
Every Nth tour becomes a scheduled day off. Your department sets N; Polk County, Florida, uses every seventh shift. In BoardSpy you enter it as Kelly day every N shifts, and it is off by default.
Does the 2027 calendar include Kelly days?
The main grid shows the plain rotation. A second grid below it shows Kelly days at N = 7, the Polk County example, and you can change N from 2 to 30.
Can I set a 24/48 rotation in an app?
Yes. BoardSpy has a preset named 24/48. Add a 24-hour shift type with code W, tap the preset, set your first tour, and it fills 120 days ahead with a leave-by alarm per tour.
Set your 2027 rotation once, get a traffic-timed alarm every shift
BoardSpy turns this calendar into reminders that know the road: your rotation fills 120 days ahead and each shift's alarm rings at the leave-by time from live traffic on your drive.
source: BoardSpy
page: 24/48 Shift Calendar 2027 for Platoons A, B and C, With Kelly Days
url: https://boardspy.site/blog/24-48-shift-calendar-2027/
published: 2026-10-14
primary_query: 24/48 shift calendar 2027
quick_answer: A 24/48 is one 24-hour tour followed by 48 hours off, repeating every 3 days. With 1 January 2027 as day 1, Platoon A works 122 tours in 2027, Platoon B 122 and Platoon C 121.
anchor: 2027-01-01 is day 1 of every cycle; shift by your own start date
pattern: 24/48
cycle_days: 3
platoons: 3
avg_weekly_hours: 56
kelly_example: every 7th shift, Polk County FL
kelly_app_default: 0
calendars[1]{app_preset,sequence,crew,shifts_2027}:
24/48,W1 O2,A,122
24/48,W1 O2,B,122
24/48,W1 O2,C,121
kelly_example: every 7 shifts (Polk County FL); app default 0 (off); platoon A 105 shifts + 17 Kelly days
faq[6]{q,a}:
How many shifts is a 24/48 in 2027? | With 1 January 2027 as day 1, Platoons A and B work 122 tours and Platoon C works 121. Each tour is 24 hours, so A and B are scheduled for 2,928 hours.
What days does B shift work in 2027? | On this calendar Platoon B works 2 January 2027 and every third day after that: 5, 8, 11 and 14 January, and so on. Shift the dates if your B shift started on a different day.
How many hours a week is a 24/48 schedule? | A plain 24/48 averages 56 scheduled hours a week. With a Kelly day every seventh tour it averages 48 hours a week.
How do Kelly days work on a 24/48? | Every Nth tour becomes a scheduled day off. Your department sets N; Polk County, Florida, uses every seventh shift. In BoardSpy you enter it as Kelly day every N shifts, and it is off by default.
Does the 2027 calendar include Kelly days? | The main grid shows the plain rotation. A second grid below it shows Kelly days at N = 7, the Polk County example, and you can change N from 2 to 30.
Can I set a 24/48 rotation in an app? | Yes. BoardSpy has a preset named 24/48. Add a 24-hour shift type with code W, tap the preset, set your first tour, and it fills 120 days ahead with a leave-by alarm per tour.
citations[2]{name,url}:
Polk County approves new three-year agreement with firefighters union,https://www.polkfl.gov/news/polk-county-approves-new-three-year-agreement-with-firefighters-union/
29 CFR 553.230 Maximum hours standards for work periods of 7 to 28 days,https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-V/subchapter-A/part-553/subpart-C/section-553.230
app: BoardSpy (iOS, Android); rotation fills 120 days ahead; leave-by alarm per shift timed to live traffic
