PUBLIC-SAFETY CALENDAR

48/96 Shift Schedule Generator

Generate two 24-hour duty days followed by four days off and export the calendar.

THE PROBLEM THIS SOLVES

It is easy to confuse the first and second day of a 48-hour duty block when planning months ahead.

Use the first day of a confirmed 48-hour work block as the anchor. The generator follows it with another duty day, then four days off.

BUILD YOUR CALENDAR

Set the pattern once.

Choose the first working day in your cycle. The generator fills the remaining dates automatically.

WORK DAYS31
PROJECTED HOURS744
CYCLE6 days
Thu24WORK
Fri25WORK
Sat26OFF
Sun27OFF
Mon28OFF
Tue29OFF
Wed30WORK
Thu1WORK
Fri2OFF
Sat3OFF
Sun4OFF
Mon5OFF
Tue6WORK
Wed7WORK
Thu8OFF
Fri9OFF
Sat10OFF
Sun11OFF
Mon12WORK
Tue13WORK
Wed14OFF
Thu15OFF
Fri16OFF
Sat17OFF
Sun18WORK
Mon19WORK
Tue20OFF
Wed21OFF
Thu22OFF
Fri23OFF
Sat24WORK
Sun25WORK
Mon26OFF
Tue27OFF
Wed28OFF
Thu29OFF
Fri30WORK
Sat31WORK
Sun1OFF
Mon2OFF
Tue3OFF
Wed4OFF

Showing the first 42 days. Your downloaded calendar contains all 91 days.

Verify the generated calendar against several dates on your official roster before importing it.

HOW THE PATTERN WORKS

A calendar needs the right starting point.

The 48/96 cycle repeats every six days. Confirm whether your anchor is the first duty day because using the second day shifts the entire calendar.

VERIFY BEFORE IMPORTING

Four checks that prevent a wrong calendar.

  • Use the first day of the 48-hour block
  • Compare multiple duty dates
  • Add Kelly days and swaps
  • Keep pay rules separate
COMMON QUESTIONS

What the generator can and cannot do

Can the anchor be either duty day?

Use the first day of the two-day work block for this generator.

Does this include Kelly days?

No. Those depend on the department and should be added separately.

Does 48 scheduled hours mean 48 paid hours?

Not necessarily. Department policy and applicable rules determine compensable time.