Fire
Data received May 2025
Full-time employees
24
Median pay
$106,127
Average pay
$110,753
Fire
Employees by pay range
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.
Employees
Click on one of the headers below to sort a column. Data shown reflects actual gross pay for 2024, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banderman, Clay | FF/Paramedic | $95,453 | Sept. 29, 2021 |
| Beirne, Edward | Assistant Chief | $135,729 | June 14, 2021 |
| Brown, Stephen | FF/Paramedic | $103,349 | July 5, 1996 |
| Bushdiecker, Donald | FF/Paramedic | $105,055 | March 3, 2018 |
| Carey, Seth | FF/Paramedic | $92,787 | Sept. 30, 2017 |
| Carver, Robert | FF/EMT (Engineer) | $106,546 | April 17, 1998 |
| Chaves, Darren | FF/Paramedic (Engineer) | $108,490 | Oct. 8, 2016 |
| Cosmas, Christopher | FF/Paramedic | $101,751 | March 31, 2021 |
| Cottrell, Ronald | Fire Chief | $173,337 | Feb. 21, 2000 |
| Dipaolo, Anthony | FF/Paramedic | $87,939 | Sept. 24, 2022 |
| Drexler, Lawrence | FF/EMT (Engineer) | $106,759 | Jan. 25, 1997 |
| Erschen, Jacob | Fire Captain | $129,456 | May 1, 2007 |
| Flamion, Robert | Fire Lieutenant | $116,597 | April 2, 2001 |
| Hammer, Timothy | Fire Marshal | $97,310 | April 25, 2022 |
| Herman, John | Fire Lieutenant/Medical Officer | $130,617 | June 10, 2012 |
| Iovaldi, Timothy | FF/Paramedic | $106,176 | Jan. 6, 2018 |
| Kerr, Richard | Fire Captain | $129,789 | Jan. 3, 2001 |
| Mayer, Nicholas | FF/Paramedic | $101,945 | Sept. 26, 2019 |
| Niemeyer, David | Fire Captain | $129,843 | Oct. 20, 2002 |
| Schumm, Patrick | FF/Paramedic | $106,078 | Dec. 5, 2019 |
| Simon, Nick | FF/Paramedic | $84,767 | Jan. 30, 2023 |
| Smith, Andrew | FF/Paramedic | $89,215 | March 27, 2023 |
| St. George, Kathryn | FF/Paramedic | $104,120 | Sept. 28, 2020 |
| Youngblood, John | Fire Lieutenant | $114,967 | Dec. 6, 2013 |
Note: To learn how the Post-Dispatch calculates figures such as the number of full-time employees or median pay, as well as other important explanations and caveats, please see the About page.