City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Fire Department

Agency file

Fire Department

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 586 employees with median total compensation of $75,887; the highest distinct record was $200,561.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $45.5M
Employees: 586
Median total: $75,887
Highest record: $200,561

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$139,398+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 586 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($75,887) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $63,563 (82%)
Overtime — $11,091 (14%)
Other — $2,953 (4%)
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

$45,757

$55,178

$75,887

$102,324

$109,841

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $109,841 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,757. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Firefighter

215 · $51,178

Fire Equipment Operator

123 · $77,377

Fire Captain

116 · $104,071

District Fire Chief

21 · $103,768

Fire Communications Officer I

18 · $57,423

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$42.4M —	610 —	$68,695 —
2025	$45.5M ▲ 7.1%	586 ▼ 3.9%	$75,887 ▲ 10.5%

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Record list

Employees

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Amy Fowler

Medical Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$121,222

Sub-department: Fire-Training (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $78,175
Overtime: $39,653
Other pay: $3,394
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,222
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $1,144
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7308
Pay Location Code: 5150
Total Overtime Hours: 673

Amy Fowler holds the role of Medical Training Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Training (80 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $121,222.

Timothy Heroman

Chief Fire Apparatus Technician/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$121,198

Sub-department: Fire-Special Services (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $104,487
Overtime: $16,456
Other pay: $255
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,198
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $255
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7205
Pay Location Code: 5140
Total Overtime Hours: 193
Unique ID: 0xBF76EDF6048ECDA2E7DA13885ABFD2DBCDD60A66

Timothy Heroman holds the role of Chief Fire Apparatus Technician at Fire Department within Fire-Special Services (80 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $121,198.

Daryl Edgens

Chief of Operations/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$120,050

Sub-department: Fire-Administration (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $116,216
Overtime: $3,658
Other pay: $176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,050
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $176
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7390
Pay Location Code: 5110
Total Overtime Hours: 41
Unique ID: 0x677F83D34EFB2851A91A63F87CE6E0F842F97166

Daryl Edgens works as a Chief of Operations for Fire Department within Fire-Administration (80 Hrs). Daryl earned $120,050 in 2025.

Jason Traupman

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$120,003

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $31,472
Other pay: $2,604
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,003
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $387
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $717
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,499

Jason Traupman holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $120,003.

Willie Truitt

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$119,921

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $35,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $84,002
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,921
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $865
Employee Refund: $7
Employment End Date: Apr 25, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120

Willie Truitt is a Deputy Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $119,921.

Caleb Dixon

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$117,642

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $30,154
Other pay: $1,560
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,642
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $61
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,499
Total Overtime Hours: 625.12

At Fire Department, Caleb Dixon serves as a Fire Captain within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $117,642.

Bryan Averett

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$117,605

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $102,278
Overtime: $12,928
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,605
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Adjustments: $137
Pay Location Code: 5120
Special Assignment Pay: $800

Bryan Averett works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Bryan earned $117,605 in 2025.

Michael Jackson

Hazard Materials Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$116,506

Sub-department: Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $78,175
Overtime: $36,020
Other pay: $2,311
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,506
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $61
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7340
Pay Location Code: 5182
Total Overtime Hours: 797.62

Michael Jackson works as a Hazard Materials Officer for Fire Department within Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs). Michael earned $116,506 in 2025.

Gerald Sprull

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$116,402

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $61,422
Overtime: $51,788
Other pay: $3,191
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,402
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $906

Gerald Sprull works as a Fire Equipment Operator for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Gerald earned $116,402 in 2025.