In fire departments where firefighters are paid a set hourly rate, there is no savings and thus no advantage to the department in giving the firefighter’s a paid day off. The result is that most fire departments that have a set hourly wage use unpaid Kelly days to avoid having to pay ...
A majority of local police departments employ fewer than 10 officers with moststatetrooper forces hovering below 2,000 [source: Bureau of Labor Statistics]. That increased horsepower also comes with a higher price tag. The median state trooper salary was $52,540 in 2006, about $5,000 more t...