Iowa § 411.16 Hours of service

Iowa Statutes

§ 411.16 — Hours of service

Iowa § 411.16

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 411RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS

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Iowa Code § 411.16 (2026).

Text

Fire fighters employed in the fire department of cities of ten thousand population or more,
or under civil service, shall not be required to remain on duty for periods of time which will
aggregateineachmonthmorethananaverageoffifty-sixhoursperweekandnosingleperiod
of time, or shift, shall exceed twenty-four hours in length, provided that in cases of serious
emergencies such fire fighters may be required to remain on duty until such emergency has
passed, when so ordered by the chief of the department or person acting in the chief’s place.
Firefighterscalledbacktodutyunderthisprovisionshallbedulycompensatedinaccordance
with their regular hourly wage.

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Fire fighters employed in the fire department of cities of ten thousand population or more,
or under civil service, shall not be required to remain on duty for periods of time which will
aggregateineachmonthmorethananaverageoffifty-sixhoursperweekandnosingleperiod
of time, or shift, shall exceed twenty-four hours in length, provided that in cases of serious
emergencies such fire fighters may be required to remain on duty until such emergency has
passed, when so ordered by the chief of the department or person acting in the chief’s place.
Firefighterscalledbacktodutyunderthisprovisionshallbedulycompensatedinaccordance
with their regular hourly wage.