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A BUSY WEEK

Lt. Martin Hagopian of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department reported the following hours from Thursday, March 24, 2005, to Tuesday, March 29, 2005. Hagopian did not respond to a request for comment. Firefighters are permitted to sleep while they are on regular shifts but not needed for emergencies. Firefighters are not permitted to sleep during a fire watch.

MARCH 24

7 a.m.: Begins regular shift at a fire station.

MARCH 25

7 a.m.: Regular shift ends. Hours: 24.

10 a.m.: Begins fire watch at the West Dade Library, 9445 Coral Way.

MARCH 26

9:30 a.m.: One fire-watch shift ends. Hours: 23.5.

He begins another fire-watch shift at the library.

MARCH 27

1:30 a.m.: Fire watch at the library ends. Hours: 16.

7 a.m.: Regular shift begins.

MARCH 28

7 a.m.: Regular shift ends. Hours: 24.

7 a.m.: Fire-watch shift begins at library, ends at 6 p.m. Hours: 11.

7 p.m.: Another fire-watch shift begins at library.

MARCH 29

8 a.m.: Fire watch ends. Hours: 13.

Total hours on the clock: 111.5.

Total hours that elapsed from 7 a.m. March 24 to 8 a.m. March 29: 121.