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

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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

Page 1

Dorothy Oneal

Assistant Chief Fire Community Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$253,261

Sub-department: Fire-Comm & Maintenance (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $213,099
Overtime: $33,931
Other pay: $6,231
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $253,261
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7115
Pay Location Code: 5130
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $3,115
Total Overtime Hours: 202
Unique ID: 0x9BB39721FB399EA23B1273EBE6A4CD44318B08C5

At Fire Department, Dorothy Oneal serves as a Assistant Chief Fire Community Officer within Fire-Comm & Maintenance (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $253,261.

Trey Jackson

Fire Equipment Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$200,732

Sub-department: Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $151,794
Overtime: $43,541
Other pay: $5,397
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,732
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,164
Employee Reimbursement: $535
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7010
Pay Location Code: 5160
Total Overtime Hours: 351.5

Trey Jackson holds the role of Fire Equipment Operator at Fire Department within Fire-Investigations (80 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $200,732.

Albert Aguiniga

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$200,561

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,928
Overtime: $113,099
Other pay: $1,534
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,561
Middle name: A

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: $1,499
Total Overtime Hours: 2,324.62

Albert Aguiniga holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $200,561.

Carl Estess

Chief of Operations/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$185,523

Sub-department: Fire-Administration (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $79,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,407
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,523
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $5
Employment End Date: Jul 12, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7390
Pay Location Code: 5110
Severance Pay: $106,402

Carl Estess works as a Chief of Operations for Fire Department within Fire-Administration (80 Hrs). Carl earned $185,523 in 2025.

Michael Kimble

Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$179,216

Sub-department: Fire-Administration (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $169,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,216
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Refund: $1,346
Employee Reimbursement: $457
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7395
Pay Location Code: 5110

Michael Kimble is a Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Administration (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $179,216.

Britton Hines

Chief Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$178,789

Sub-department: Fire-Training (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $105,870
Overtime: $69,928
Other pay: $2,990
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,789
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $61
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7320
Pay Adjustments: $679
Pay Location Code: 5150

At Fire Department, Britton Hines serves as a Chief Training Officer within Fire-Training (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $178,789.

Ronald Pourciau

Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$173,354

Sub-department: Fire-Training (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $96,239
Overtime: $73,101
Other pay: $4,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,354
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $806
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7310
Pay Location Code: 5150
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $3,209
Total Overtime Hours: 964.75

At Fire Department, Ronald Pourciau serves as a Training Officer within Fire-Training (80 Hrs). Their 2025 pay totaled $173,354.

John Collins

Hazard Materials Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$166,535

Sub-department: Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $80,520
Overtime: $83,731
Other pay: $2,285
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,535
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7340
Pay Location Code: 5182
Total Overtime Hours: 1,803.86

John Collins holds the role of Hazard Materials Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Hazard Material (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $166,535.

Keltrin Burrell

District Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$153,311

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $89,825
Overtime: $62,023
Other pay: $1,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,311
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7020
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,428
Total Overtime Hours: 1,296.24

Keltrin Burrell holds the role of District Fire Chief at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $153,311.

John Miller

Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$144,680

Base pay: $96,238
Overtime: $46,979
Other pay: $1,463
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,680
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 112.1
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

At Fire Department, John Miller serves as a Training Officer based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,680.

Randall Watson

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$143,727

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $54,862
Other pay: $2,938
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,727
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $19
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $2,884

Randall Watson is a Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $143,727.

Jon Westbrook

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$143,050

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $52,976
Other pay: $4,147
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,050
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Reimbursement: $35
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
Special Assignment Pay: $1,227
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $2,884

Jon Westbrook works as a Fire Captain for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). Jon earned $143,050 in 2025.

Jeremy Spillman

Chief of Administration/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$141,080

Sub-department: Fire-Administration (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $140,194
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $885
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,080
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7392
Pay Adjustments: $885
Pay Location Code: 5110
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x1653C8325EA4717AA38C5CBFBF68C98A9BF97E4C

Jeremy Spillman is a Chief of Administration at Fire Department within Fire-Administration (80 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $141,080.

Charleston Oconnor

Training Officer/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$140,819

Sub-department: Fire-Training (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $96,239
Overtime: $42,901
Other pay: $1,679
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,819
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7310
Pay Location Code: 5150
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $1,679
Total Overtime Hours: 579
Unique ID: 0x43D6EEC5164077CAFDCBD2C7BB5BC888E4E526CA

Charleston Oconnor holds the role of Training Officer at Fire Department within Fire-Training (80 Hrs). In 2025, their total compensation was $140,819.

Roy Gros

Fire Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$139,399

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs)
Base pay: $85,927
Overtime: $46,600
Other pay: $6,871
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,399
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Education Pay: $2,250
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7015
Pay Location Code: 5122
State 2% Supplemental Pay: $4,621
Total Overtime Hours: 894.62

Roy Gros is a Fire Captain at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $139,399.

Christopher Rome

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$139,218

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $54,416
Overtime: $2,456
Other pay: $82,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,218
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $8
Employment End Date: Jun 30, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $81,844

Christopher Rome works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Christopher earned $139,218 in 2025.

Thomas Laurent

Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$134,842

Sub-department: Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs)
Base pay: $51,835
Overtime: $1,428
Other pay: $81,579
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,842
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 5100
Employee Refund: $7
Employment End Date: Jun 20, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 7030
Pay Location Code: 5120
Severance Pay: $81,572

Thomas Laurent works as a Deputy Fire Chief for Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (80 Hrs). Thomas earned $134,842 in 2025.