Metro Nashville / Fir Gsd EMS Operations
Agency file
The Fir Gsd EMS Operations provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 467 employees with median total compensation of $86,643; the highest distinct record was $173,199.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 467 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($86,643) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $105,939 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,131. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $14.4M — | 258 — | $59,467 — |
| 2016 | $16.4M ▲ 14.3% | 285 ▲ 10.5% | $61,247 ▲ 3.0% |
| 2017 | $19.5M ▲ 18.8% | 331 ▲ 16.1% | $61,486 ▲ 0.4% |
| 2018 | $20.9M ▲ 6.9% | 335 ▲ 1.2% | $63,902 ▲ 3.9% |
| 2019 | $21.5M ▲ 3.1% | 338 ▲ 0.9% | $64,920 ▲ 1.6% |
| 2020 | $22.2M ▲ 3.2% | 372 ▲ 10.1% | $64,880 ▼ 0.1% |
| 2021 | $24.7M ▲ 11.2% | 396 ▲ 6.5% | $70,516 ▲ 8.7% |
| 2022 | $25.7M ▲ 4.0% | 470 ▲ 18.7% | $62,791 ▼ 11.0% |
| 2023 | $26.8M ▲ 4.1% | 740 ▲ 57.4% | $30,284 ▼ 51.8% |
| 2024 | $146.5K ▼ 99.5% | 1 ▼ 99.9% | $146,464 ▲ 383.6% |
| 2025 | $37.2M ▲ 25299.7% | 467 ▲ 46600.0% | $86,643 ▼ 40.8% |
Record list
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Fire District Chief/Fir Gsd EMS Operations
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Matthew Fuson is a Fire District Chief at Fir Gsd EMS Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $131,195.
Fire District Chief/Fir Gsd EMS Operations
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Thomas Williams holds the role of Fire District Chief at Fir Gsd EMS Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,872.
Fire Operations Chief/Fir Gsd EMS Operations
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At Fir Gsd EMS Operations, William Boehm serves as a Fire Operations Chief. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,091.
Fire Assistant Chief/Fir Gsd EMS Operations
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Kalpana Deshpande holds the role of Fire Assistant Chief at Fir Gsd EMS Operations. In 2021, their total compensation was $126,227.