Everett Firefighters Local #46 (IAFF) 4/2/2026

22 ARTICLE 15 - VACATIONS A. Basic vacation allowance for bargaining unit members shall be accrued in accordance with the schedule below: Years of Service Annual Hours Accrued Less than 8 180 hours Years 8-12 192 hours Years 12+ 204 hours B. The allocation of basic vacations shall be done on the basis of seniority within each platoon; the most senior individual choosing his/her vacation first, then the next most senior, etc. The first- round selection allows employees to take 1 to 8 shifts consecutively. It is understood that the practicalities of the first-round selection mean that the second round may well result in the need to split vacation requests into two (2) or more segments. The second-round selection allows employees to take 1 to 6 separate shifts in any open slot available. The third round selection allows members with holiday time off (Article 10, Option B) to take up to 0 to 6 shifts off, with the ability to use up to 12 hours of vacation to balance the 6th shift off. This time off will be taken in available vacation slots. Number of shifts per individual will be limited during bidding by their allowed shifts of vacation based on longevity. The Union recognizes this above selection process may create situations where employees on acting lists may have to move more often from station to station and will make every effort to provide sufficient acting lists. Furthermore, the Union employees will not be compensated for these moves, including mileage, beyond their regular 24-hour shift. When an individual with carried-over vacation opts to take such vacation, it shall be added consecutively to his/her regular first round vacation selection in accordance with the regular selection process below. If carried over vacation is selected in the second round it can be taken in any open slot(s) available to their rank, after all second-round selections are complete. C. For the purposes of this article, seniority shall be determined by the date on which the employee commenced service with the City of Everett Fire Department. D. The City will make a reasonable attempt to align the four (4) platoons in regards to seniority. This may be done on a biennial basis (every two years). E. Vacation for non-suppression personnel may be taken in any increment, at the employee’s request and will be approved by the Assistant Chief or Fire Marshal, provided coverage is available (ie ensuring a Deputy Fire Marshal or Assistant Fire Marshal is available for on duty rotation). F. No individual shall be allowed to carry over in excess of 408 hours of vacation, unless under special circumstances the Fire Chief authorizes an additional carryover in writing for the ensuing year. The 408- hour maximum will be applied at midnight of December 31 annually, taking into account all accrual and usage as of that point. Any excess hours will be cashed out at the employees regular wage, up to 24 hours. Any additional hours will be deleted. G. New hires shall earn vacation at a rate of 15 hours per month of service until the next calendar year after the calendar year in which they were hired. For their first vacation, they will be given only those hours earned during their first calendar year of employment. The accruing period shall be January 1 through December 15 and a hire date on or before the 15th of any month will accrue for that month. A hire date after the 15th shall not apply until the following month. The first vacation shall be in an open vacation period or at the discretion of the Fire Department.