Alpharetta is a city and a suburb of Atlanta located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta's population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038. 1 History.
Overtime for fighting fires outside of the county is reimbursed to the cities, including administrative and overhead fees, in such a way that there is NO COST to the cities and towns for this common overtime pay. Like many private sector employees, many firefighters depend on this extra work to help make ends meet.
Regardless of the shift worked by the firefighters, we still need firefighters staffing the fire apparatus 24/7. Currently we cover the 168 hours in a week with three shifts working 24-hour shifts. They work a 56-hour work week. Under an FLSA exemption, firefighters work 53 hours per week before they earn any overtime.