Fire
Data received June 2026
Full-time employees
38
Median pay
$90,617
Average pay
$80,478
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 2025, except where noted otherwise.
| Position | Gross pay | Date hired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billups, Byron Mandell | Firefighter Captain | $112,864 | May 11, 2016 |
| Bowers, Emihl | Firefighter/Paramedic | $88,719 | Aug. 23, 2023 |
| Butler, Jason Michael | Firefighter/Paramedic | $75,681 | Feb. 20, 2024 |
| Clemons, Derrick | Firefighter/EMT | $76,708 | April 11, 2016 |
| Dorshow, Samuel J. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $83,113 | Sept. 11, 2023 |
| Echele, Kyle | Firefighter Captain | $110,645 | July 1, 2014 |
| Ellsworth, Kyle | Firefighter/Paramedic | $95,747 | Aug. 4, 2020 |
| Fieseler, Derek Joseph | Firefighter/Paramedic | $99,902 | Aug. 6, 2018 |
| Fusco, Jordan Alexander | Firefighter/Paramedic | $92,237 | Feb. 15, 2022 |
| Gholston, James Darren | Deputy Chief | $109,721 | April 25, 2012 |
| Harris, Catrell Lopez | Firefighter/EMT | $94,137 | June 6, 2016 |
| Hughes, Kelly | Deputy Chief | $111,336 | Nov. 7, 2005 |
| Hughes, Peter J. | Firefighter/Paramedic | $89,963 | March 9, 2022 |
| Hurtado, Michael | Firefighter Captain | $109,276 | June 3, 2015 |
| Lawson, Charles | Firefighter/Paramedic | $70,058 | April 7, 2019 |
| Lee, Benjamin | Firefighter/Paramedic | $30,740 | July 21, 2025 |
| Lembke, Scott | Firefighter/Paramedic | $103,209 | July 15, 2016 |
| Linhardt, James | Fire Chief | $138,483 | Oct. 19, 1984 |
| Lofland, Brendan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $59,884 | March 18, 2025 |
| Marcotte, Kamryn Christopher | Firefighter/Paramedic | $32,154 | July 21, 2025 |
| Marhanka, Richard Charles | Firefighter/Paramedic | $72,234 | Jan. 18, 2023 |
| McCaine, Alexis Sherie | Firefighter/Paramedic | $26,506 | July 21, 2025 |
| McPike, Kirk Leandre | Firefighter Captain | $92,969 | Jan. 31, 2015 |
| Medved, Kelsey Lynn | Firefighter/Paramedic | $30,086 | May 15, 2025 |
| Meisenheimer, Nicholas | Firefighter/Paramedic | $80,174 | March 20, 2023 |
| Narens, Michael Rodney | Firefighter/Paramedic | $98,669 | Aug. 26, 2019 |
| Parker, Colin Lee | Firefighter/Paramedic | $33,916 | July 21, 2025 |
| Paul, Blake Dillon | Firefighter/Paramedic | $59,740 | Aug. 19, 2024 |
| Rydberg, Brenden Joel | Firefighter/Paramedic | $40,149 | Aug. 2, 2021 |
| Sanders, Matthew | Firefighter/Paramedic | $59,287 | Feb. 21, 2023 |
| Scott, Joseph Edward | Firefighter/Paramedic | $91,271 | Feb. 7, 2022 |
| Stricklan, Nathan | Firefighter/Paramedic | $100,442 | Jan. 24, 2019 |
| Swenson, Kevin Joshua | Firefighter/Paramedic | $94,542 | Aug. 2, 2021 |
| Taylor, Aaron | Firefighter/Paramedic | $93,956 | July 26, 2021 |
| Tuley, Nicholas Patrick | Firefighter/Paramedic | $95,455 | Aug. 27, 2018 |
| Walker, Norman | Firefighter/Paramedic | $62,225 | Jan. 17, 2023 |
| Wells, Lisa G. | Secretary | $50,451 | Oct. 7, 2016 |
| Wiemerslage, Kevin Lee | Firefighter Captain | $91,532 | June 3, 2015 |
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.