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Fire pay bands and new certification incentives proposed, including retroactive hazmat step
Summary
Staff described new firefighter pay bands, AEMT/paramedic incentives, and a retroactive 2% hazmat step to be implemented July 1 for qualifying personnel; starting pay increases were cited for entry firefighter bands.
Staff presented a restructured firefighter pay plan that raises starting pay and creates clearer incentive steps for advanced certifications. Eric said the new starting pay for firefighter trainees would be $42,020.16, a 3.66% increase, with firefighter 2/EMT engineer at a new starting pay of $49,008.96 (about 4.53% increase). He also described a new AEMT band and a 5% jump from EMT to AEMT and an additional 5% from AEMT to paramedic pay bands.
On certification incentives, staff proposed a retroactive 2% hazmat step for firefighters with the certificate and recommended implementing that increase uniformly at the first pay period in the fiscal year rather than on staggered anniversaries. "We're just gonna go ahead and implement it on, the 1st pay period in the fiscal year for everybody," Eric said, and staff said the change will be made retroactive for current certificants.
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