Salary
Firefighters get real about one of the biggest issues facing the industry and how to fix it
A Virginia Beach task force made recommendations regarding bargaining units, salaries and working conditions
Albert Lea officials approved several step increases over three years
The Connecticut Premium Pay Program was created to provide up to $1,000 in bonuses to private sector employees who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic
The suit states the city suppressed the salaries of EMS providers and says their work is substantially equal to firefighters’ work
Joplin crewmembers’ pay increase is almost on par with the city’s September increase for police officers
Ogdensburg was told to resume staffing each shift with a minimum of five members and to pay $532,042 in back wages to 16 firefighters
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
The state is no longer accept new applications and plans to increase funding by $76.6 million while implementing a tiered system
The firefighters and EMS providers are also seeking damages they say they are owed from having to work desk jobs, which pay less, for 18 months
“Everybody is smashed down here in the bottom half of the pay range,” said Webb Smith, a now-former Marietta member
The dual roles will come with a pay increase, though the plan will take at least two months to implement due to training
“We don’t have an objective pay structure,” said Webb Smith, one of two Marietta firefighters to resign in protest
“We have firefighters that are working 96-hour shifts,” said Isaac McLennan of the Portland Firefighter’s Association
A SAFER grant will cover the new crewmembers’ salaries for three years
Milledgeville Fire Chief William T. Collier Jr. presented city officials with a tiered pay plan in which many positions would see as much as a $3K salary increase
The plaintiffs allege that changes to Morgantown policy will disproportionately affect members’ pay and benefits, as well as the departments’ ability to hire
The agreement would require approval from union members and the legislature
Gadsden Fire Department members said in the original complaint that the city violated overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
The bill includes annual pay adjustments, a disability annuity, hazard pay, and seven days of paid mental health leave
Tampa’s contracts with Firefighters Local 754, the Police Benevolent Association and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1464 include pay increases over three years
Lake Charles officials said that raises were approved recently; each firefighter also earns $6,000 in annual supplemental pay in addition to the $11.17 per hour rate
Let’s stop talking about gallons per minute and instead focus on dollars per year
Marietta’s new hires got 9% raises, veteran firefighters did not; members are now pressing for a structured pay scale
Those with an active fire and EMT certification can receive $2,500, and those with a fire-paramedic certification can receive $3,000
Wichita union president Ted Bush said the city’s salary offer was not comparable with other area large cities and blamed the department’s staffing level on the pay
In addition to removing the bottom tier of the firefighter-paramedic salary schedule, experienced members also will get pay increases
The infrastructure legislation also authorized agencies to increase the base salary of wildland firefighters by $20,000 a year, or 50% of their current base salary
As the state faces a punishing fire season, state and federal job openings go unfilled, and California engines are down-staffed
The Annapolis agreements also include two $3,000 COVID-19 bonuses — one in July and one in 2023
Gary Loesch says officials exposed him to COVID-19 after he appealed a disciplinary pay cut linked to a retaliation complaint and his pimp costume
Morgantown providers point out a lack of prorating has caused issues with paychecks, causing some to resign from the department
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