Originally Posted by
Cougs
How often is field standby used? Are there limits, how often do you get called out for field standby? Do you get paid more and how long can they keep you there?
My wife and I are starting to think about where we want to go and pick at the drop. I want to live as far from the city as possible, but still be within SC limits and not make life really difficult, hence all the questions. Thanks everyone.
You don’t get paid more per FSB, but you do get extra pay if you have a number of unused SC or FSBs in a bid period. Each FSB block is 4 hours, although you could get a trip assigned that departs at 5 hours after the start of the duty period. How many you get is a moving target that you can’t really predict, but no more than you would get assigned a trip or SC. There’s a hierarchy game you play on reserve to get your preferred assignments (trip/SC/FSB/LC) that you’ll learn to play.