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Fire Department (460)

Source file: City of Baltimore — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fire Department (460) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 24 employees with median total compensation of $112,393; the highest distinct record was $168,983.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$2.5M
Employees
24
Median total
$112,393
Highest record
$168,983

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2020 total compensation is spread across the 24 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($112,393) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$105,854 (100%)
  • Overtime$0 (0%)
  • Other$0 (0%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$15,494
$92,352
$112,393
$140,440
$155,031

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $155,031 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $15,494. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 7 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2013
$1.6M
17
$87,957
2015
$3.1M
97.1%
47
176.5%
$52,933
39.8%
2016
$2M
34.7%
21
55.3%
$91,240
72.4%
2017
$2.2M
7.2%
22
4.8%
$97,142
6.5%
2018
$2.4M
7.7%
22
±0%
$104,926
8.0%
2019
$2.3M
2.8%
22
±0%
$107,149
2.1%
2020
$2.5M
11.1%
24
9.1%
$112,393
4.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kevin Hook

Battalion Fire Chief EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$140,440
Base pay
$140,440
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$140,440
Hire date
2001-03-28

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
107504
Employee ID
144842

At Fire Department (460), Kevin Hook serves as a Battalion Fire Chief EMS Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 19 years. Their 2020 pay totaled $140,440.

Jennifer Triaca-Puller

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2020 total comp
$136,054
Base pay
$136,054
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$136,054
Hire date
2005-10-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
91247
Employee ID
152919

At Fire Department (460), Jennifer Triaca-Puller serves as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P. Hired in 2005, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $136,054.

John Blake

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (460)

2016 total comp
$135,145
Base pay
$135,145
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,145
Hire date
1996-01-16

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
89746
Employee ID
83700

At Fire Department (460), John Blake serves as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P. They have served since 1996 (about 20 years). Their 2016 pay totaled $135,145.