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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David Moran

Assistant Chief Fire Investigator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$126,996

Sub-department: Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $102,455
Overtime: $20,332
Other pay: $4,209
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,996
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $667
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7060
Pay Adjustments: $657
Pay Location Code: 5160
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $2,884

David Moran is a Assistant Chief Fire Investigator at Fire Department within Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $126,996.

Devin Daniels

Assistant Chief Fire Community Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$126,893

Sub-department: Fire-Comm & Maintenance (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $103,113
Overtime: $17,347
Other pay: $6,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,893

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7115
Pay Location Code: 5130
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $6,434
Total Overtime Hours: 209.5
Unique ID: 0xE4D993BA300E7773704A11B46A793C3E1153E069

At Fire Department, Devin Daniels serves as a Assistant Chief Fire Community Officer within Fire-Comm & Maintenance (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $126,893.

Levert Kemp

Chief Fire Investigator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$126,229

Sub-department: Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $105,870
Overtime: $16,551
Other pay: $3,807
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,229
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $878
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7065
Pay Adjustments: $679
Pay Location Code: 5160

Levert Kemp works as a Chief Fire Investigator for Fire Department within Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs). Levert earned $126,229 in 2025.

Jacob Causey

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$125,196

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $67,117
Overtime: $57,777
Other pay: $302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,196
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $302
Total Overtime Hours: 1,560.33
Unique ID: 0x0ECF4F7FA28ACD5767BA41809FFD321E5248EE80

Jacob Causey holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $125,196.

Carrol Rubbins

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$123,463

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $31,470
Other pay: $6,065
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,463
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $6,030
Total Overtime Hours: 603.58

Carrol Rubbins works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Carrol earned $123,463 in 2025.

Richard Wells

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$122,944

Base pay: $106,550
Overtime: $15,826
Other pay: $568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,944

At Fire Department, Richard Wells serves as a Deputy Fire Chief. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,944.

Joseph Entremont

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$122,761

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $53,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,129
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,761
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $4
Employment End Date: Jul 13, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $65,925

Joseph Entremont is a Deputy Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). 2024 total compensation came to $122,761.

Shane Pate

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$122,661

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $105,973
Overtime: $14,917
Other pay: $1,771
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,661
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $343
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,428
Total Overtime Hours: 185.4

At Fire Department, Shane Pate serves as a Deputy Fire Chief within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $122,661.

Thomas Jackson

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$122,605

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $50,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,548
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,605
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7005
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $590

Thomas Jackson works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Thomas earned $122,605 in 2024.