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Fire Department (464)

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

The Fire Department (464) provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2020, this agency had 48 employees with median total compensation of $83,004; the highest distinct record was $184,166.

Year
2020
Total payroll
$4M
Employees
48
Median total
$83,004
Highest record
$184,166

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 48 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,004) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$83,815 (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
$33,870
$59,648
$83,004
$113,140
$127,546

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $127,546 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,870. 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
$4M
53
$74,484
2015
$5.2M
32.2%
55
3.8%
$93,543
25.6%
2016
$3.3M
37.2%
39
29.1%
$85,068
9.1%
2017
$3.2M
3.1%
43
10.3%
$71,545
15.9%
2018
$3.7M
17.0%
48
11.6%
$78,146
9.2%
2019
$3.6M
3.7%
43
10.4%
$78,925
1.0%
2020
$4M
12.2%
48
11.6%
$83,004
5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Vernon Stephens

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (464)

2015 total comp
$93,600
Base pay
$93,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,600
Hire date
2006-03-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
58463
Employee ID
80539

At Fire Department (464), Vernon Stephens serves as a EMT Fire Fighter. They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). Their 2015 pay totaled $93,600.

Raven Blackledge

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (464)

2015 total comp
$93,543
Base pay
$93,543
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,543
Hire date
2005-09-19

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60100
Employee ID
69647

Raven Blackledge works as a EMT Fire Fighter for Fire Department (464). Their tenure dates to 2005, about 10 years. Raven earned $93,543 in 2015.

Jennifer Schiavone-Blake

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2019 total comp
$93,173
Base pay
$93,173
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,173
Hire date
2010-11-10

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73193
Employee ID
134519

At Fire Department (464), Jennifer Schiavone-Blake serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. They have served since 2010 (about 9 years). Their 2019 pay totaled $93,173.

Jalonda Johnson

Fire Lieutenant EMS Crt/Fire Department (464)

2013 total comp
$93,129
Base pay
$93,129
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,129
Hire date
1999-07-12

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
67762
Employee ID
39663

Jalonda Johnson holds the role of Fire Lieutenant EMS Crt at Fire Department (464). Their tenure dates to 1999, about 14 years. In 2013, their total compensation was $93,129.

Heather Frend

Emergency Medical Technician/Fire Department (464)

2020 total comp
$93,032
Base pay
$93,032
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$93,032
Hire date
2015-06-03

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
50777
Employee ID
142857

Heather Frend is a Emergency Medical Technician at Fire Department (464). They have served since 2015 (about 5 years). 2020 total compensation came to $93,032.

Kimberly Staton

Fire Captain EMS Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2013 total comp
$91,002
Base pay
$91,002
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$91,002
Hire date
1995-03-22

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
80858
Employee ID
46701

At Fire Department (464), Kimberly Staton serves as a Fire Captain EMS Emt-P. They have served since 1995 (about 18 years). Their 2013 pay totaled $91,002.

Elwardo Morsley

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2015 total comp
$90,935
Base pay
$90,935
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,935
Hire date
1990-07-09

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
76393
Employee ID
77591

At Fire Department (464), Elwardo Morsley serves as a Paramedic Emt-P. Their tenure dates to 1990, about 25 years. Their 2015 pay totaled $90,935.

Julie Holbrook

Paramedic Emt-P/Fire Department (464)

2020 total comp
$90,704
Base pay
$90,704
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$90,704
Hire date
2014-08-20

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
73193
Employee ID
144745

Julie Holbrook holds the role of Paramedic Emt-P at Fire Department (464). Their tenure dates to 2014, about 6 years. In 2020, their total compensation was $90,704.

Deandre Dorsey

EMT Fire Fighter/Fire Department (464)

2015 total comp
$89,970
Base pay
$89,970
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,970
Hire date
2004-12-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
60489
Employee ID
72098

Deandre Dorsey holds the role of EMT Fire Fighter at Fire Department (464). Hired in 2004, they have about 11 years of service. In 2015, their total compensation was $89,970.

Shannon Wright

Paramedic Crt/Fire Department (464)

2020 total comp
$89,810
Base pay
$89,810
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$89,810
Hire date
2006-11-13

Source-specific fields

Agencyid
A64
Annualsalary
72622
Employee ID
154460

Shannon Wright works as a Paramedic Crt for Fire Department (464). Their tenure dates to 2006, about 14 years. Shannon earned $89,810 in 2020.