Salary & Benefits

Salary

Starting salary for a Firefighter/Paramedic is $70,395 - $94,474 depending on qualifications and years of experience.

  • New Local 4814 union contract began July 1, 2025

Benefits

  • 411 Pension System and Social Security benefits
  • 24/48 work schedule; overtime available
  • On-duty mental and physical health program
  • Excellent health, dental, vision and life insurance with low monthly premiums
  • Paramedic Certification - 100% paid at DMACC's current rate
  • Ongoing, high-level training
  • Advancement opportunities

Fire Union Employees: 24-Hour Personnel

Vacation

  • After 1 year - 120 hours
  • After 5 years - 168 hours
  • After 10 years - 216 hours
  • After 15 years - 288 hours

Personal Leave

Each year on July 1, full-time shift employees will receive five 24-hour shifts off to be taken at any time during the fiscal year. There will be no carryover of these paid personal time days.

Prorated based on the date the employee is hired:

  • From July 1 to Oct. 1, five 24-hour shifts - 120 hours
  • After Oct. 1 to before Jan.1, four 24-hour shifts - 96 hours
  • After January 1 to before April 1, three 24-hour shifts - 72 hours
  • After April 1 to before July 1, two 24-hour shifts- 48 hours

Sick Leave

Earn sick leave after 30 days of consecutive service at a rate of 16.8 hours per month.

Holidays

  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Friday following Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve Day
  • Christmas Day