| Country |
Answer |
Remark |
 Austria |
56 h/week |
Berufsfeuerwehr Wien: . Staff approx. 2900 hours/year. . leading officers approc. 3300 hours /year |
 Belgium |
12h system: 38 h/week . 24 h system: 52 h/week |
|
 Czech Republic |
1936 hours / year + 968 paid alert hours in the fire station |
|
 Germany |
50 - 54 hours / week in 24 h shift system . 38.5 hours / week in 8h system |
According to the current EU-regulation some brigades have changed to 48 hours/week. |
 Denmark |
24 hours shift 2 088 hours/year . Normal working hours .1 924 hours/year |
|
 Greece |
37.5 hours per week by law |
In fact 48 hours per week |
 United Kingdom |
42h / week |
1 914 hours/year (2 184 hours/year minus 270 hours for leave. based on 42 hours per week) |
 Spain |
1550 h/year |
The annual working time is not standarised in Spain. |
 Finland |
42 hours / week |
|
 France |
1800 h/year |
|
 Ireland |
42 hrs / week |
2184 hours / year |
 Italy |
36 hrs / week |
|
 Luxembourg |
40 hours / week |
1840 hours per year |
 Netherlands |
2 400 to 2 640 hours/year |
100 to 110 days in 24 hours shifts |
 Norway |
42 hours/week |
2 184 hours/year |
 Poland |
40 hours/week in daily system. 216 hours/month in shift system |
|
 Portugal |
48 h/week |
38 hrs regular + 10 hrs paid for overtime |
 Slovenia |
40 hours/week |
2088 hours/year |
 Sweden |
42 hours/week |
2184 hours/year |