When Firefighters are not at an emergency, what else do they do when they are on duty?

A typical day begins with a morning briefing between the two shifts passing on details of the previous shift. They start out completing truck checks which entails daily checks on every vehicle, weekly and monthly checks on specific vehicles. Equipment / supply inventories of the ambulances require a great deal of time and can take up to 2-3 hours with multiple people. While the team checks vehicles, there are also house duties to perform. These duties include a complete cleaning of the administration areas, dormitories, day rooms, training rooms, washrooms and vehicle apparatus bays. They address / rectify problems as they are found. Lunch is from 12pm-1pm with many firefighters preparing meals for the rest of the group. After lunch, it's shift training. A set schedule from the Training Division lets each shift know that they must complete a training module. Some other duties the firefighters are responsible to perform include fire inspections, fire prevention activities, public education tours and pre-plans. Firefighters are also allowed one hour of fitness time to stay in shape and healthy.