Starting Pay

[wfdbackdraft]

I am taking a class to become an instructor, and I have been given an assignment that I need your help with. The topic that I need to talk about is firefighter pay across the US. What I would like from you guys is to list your department, location, starting pay, and how big of a department you have. I'm also going to try to get some cost of living comparisons for different states too.
I'll go first:
City of Wilmington FD, Wilmington, NC, $26,200 215 personnel

And New Hanover County has a paid department too:
New Hanover County FD, Wilmington, NC, $30,579 (don't know numbers, but a lot smaller than the city)

Thanks for the help,
Michael

[kayakking]

Garland, TX pop. 230,000 (Dallas suburb), $42,876 is a starting recruit's pay, our department has 11 stations, 260ish firefighters

[FFFRED]

FDNY

Starting salary......a whopping $25,100!

Approx: 8400 Firemen ~3000 Officers

FTM-PTB

[SamuelFire]

Western Kentucky---starting pay 27,xxx and the state kicks in anther $3100 once training requirements are met. 56 hour week

54 suppression, 4 staff, 2 secretaries

3 bedroom brick ranch on a 125 ft x 125 ft lot $92,000 Gas is @ $1.829

Pay is decent for the area I live in because of low cost of living

Just retired with a twenty year pension, $2013 a month and free medical care

[CaptOldTimer]

I am taking a class to become an instructor, and I have been given an assignment that I need your help with. The topic that I need to talk about is firefighter pay across the US. What I would like from you guys is to list your department, location, starting pay, and how big of a department you have. I'm also going to try to get some cost of living comparisons for different states too.
I'll go first:
City of Wilmington FD, Wilmington, NC, $26,200 215 personnel

And New Hanover County has a paid department too:
New Hanover County FD, Wilmington, NC, $30,579 (don't know numbers, but a lot smaller than the city)

Thanks for the help,
Michael

If you are an IAFF member, you can go to their web site and should be able to obtain all you need.


Richmond, VA recruit salary is $36,500 to start. 62 sq miles, old construction, plenty of fire with 20 stations. 20 Quints - 3 Heavy Rescues.

[h20squirter]

Central Florida Area- Firefighter/Paramedic- starting salary around $40,000-45,000.

[SAFD46Truck]

San Antonio, Texas
Pop. 1 million+
50 stations
roughly 1400 ff
starting pay around $40k

[CALFFBOU]

-LA CITY FIREFIGHTER- $48,609 to $67,275

-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FF/PM- $3,853-$4,933 approx. per month, plus $253.86 MEDIC BONUS.

[wfdbackdraft]

Thanks guys, that's some great info. Keep it coming. And yes I am in the IAFF Local 129, and a proud member of our Honor Guard. I'll have to check out the international's web site. Thanks for the tip.
Michael

[ffemtPAJ]

Hey WFDbackdraft. Can you PM me if you get a chance. I've got a question about a local fire department in your area. Thanks!

[mcl312]

Millville, NJ

Millville, NJ. Combination Department. 11 career. population 27,000. Career staff unionized. 7 paysteps (1 per year) starting pay 26,000.00 max pay after 7 years 62,500.00. Stipend of 1,850.00 for being a fire inspector. Hope this helps.

[AZFF25]

Douglas FD
Douglas, AZ
21 Full time + 1 paid chief / 3 part time EMT's(40 hrs a week each) NO Reserves or Volunteers.
10 are Medic and 12 are EMT-B
1 station- 4 ambos, 3 engines, 1 rescue, 1 haz mat truck/trailer.
17,000 population.
2,540 calls in 2006.
Home's go for $40,000-$350,000


I started at $29,315 in 2003
Made $35,370 in 2006

[firefighter2454]

Village of Dixmoor FD, Dixmoor, IL
Officers $1932-$2208 a month
FF/Medic $1680-$1920 a month
FF/EMT B $1512-$1728 a month

We have 36 personel including 2 chiefs town about 1sq mile
We ran 1200 call last year 06'
Area is LOW income with also of small ranch houses lots 75x125
most houses 1500sq ft 2 1.5 bath 2 car garage no basement for $129,000
New houses in area 2 story 3 bedroom 2 bath 2 garage approx 2000sq ft some w or w/o basements $190,000-$230,000
Cost of living south chicago area typical 125x125 lot with a 1 story w basement 2 bedroom 1.5 bath, 1 car garage approx 1300sq ft w/o basement $250,000
Far south suberbs about 25 min to the city .9 acre with 2 story full basement 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath 2 car garage approx. 2400sq ft w/o basement $329,000

Hope this helps with your project.

[rfd599]

Rockford (IL) Fire Department

Starting Pay: $35,000

280 FF's

11 Stations
8 Engines
3 Quints
2 Ladders
5 ALS Ambos
2 District Chiefs

21,500 Runs/Yr.

Typical Single Family Residence 1500 sq ft $135,000

I hope this helps!

rfd599
www.IllinoisFireStore.com

[CALFFBOU]

LONG BEACH, CA- FIRE RECRUIT (in academy)- Base Pay: $45,312.00 /Year

Note- This pay goes up dramaticly upon academy graduation.