Ramsey County, Minnesota / Emergency Management & Homeland Security

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Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Source file: Ramsey County, Minnesota — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Emergency Management & Homeland Security provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 167 employees with median total compensation of $77,440; the highest distinct record was $171,042.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.4M
Employees: 167
Median total: $77,440
Highest record: $171,042

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$484$136,324+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 167 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,440) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $56,782 (83%)
Overtime — $7,270 (11%)
Other — $4,305 (6%)
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

$8,978

$33,643

$77,440

$92,862

$116,462

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $116,462 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,978. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

9-1-1 Telecommunicator

88 · $36,561

Public Safety Dispatcher

43 · $92,862

Emergency Community Shift Supervisor

13 · $119,055

Ecc Support Technician

6 · $80,030

Emergency Management/Comm Manager

3 · $105,280

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 4 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2021	$476.2K —	7 —	$72,243 —
2023	$559.5K ▲ 17.5%	7 ±0%	$78,975 ▲ 9.3%
2024	$559.9K ▲ 0.1%	7 ±0%	$79,548 ▲ 0.7%
2025	$11.4M ▲ 1938.7%	167 ▲ 2285.7%	$77,440 ▼ 2.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Emergency Communications Ramsey County, Minnesota99% match
Police Dispatch City of Buffalo39% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jennifer Tollefsrud

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$102,147

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $77,446
Overtime: $16,543
Other pay: $8,159
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,147
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2018-09-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Anna

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Jennifer Tollefsrud holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,147. They are represented by Trd.

Crystal Brandt

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$98,318

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $82,977
Overtime: $5,381
Other pay: $9,960
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,318
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2006-04-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Crystal Brandt is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,318. They are represented by Trd.

Cynthia Birchem

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,920

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $84,113
Overtime: $8,436
Other pay: $5,371
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,920
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2008-10-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Cynthia Birchem is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,920. Union affiliation: Trd.

Guadalupe Evans

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,757

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $74,680
Overtime: $21,356
Other pay: $1,722
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,757
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2016-02-24
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Feb 6, 2026

Guadalupe Evans holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,757. They are represented by Trd.

Chad Hermanson

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,636

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $85,081
Overtime: $4,809
Other pay: $7,746
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,636
Hourly rate: $41
Hire date: 2007-05-19
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Chad Hermanson is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,636. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Victor Barnett

Emergency Community GIS Specialist/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,631

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $97,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,631
Hourly rate: $48
Hire date: 2012-03-12
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Unr
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Victor Barnett works as a Emergency Community GIS Specialist for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2012 (about 13 years) as a full-time employee. Victor earned $97,631 in 2025. They are represented by Unr.

Amber Platt

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,512

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $69,897
Overtime: $21,485
Other pay: $6,130
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,512
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2020-04-27
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Natalie

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active

Amber Platt is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,512. They are represented by Trd.

Ryan Briles

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$97,053

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $75,811
Overtime: $15,528
Other pay: $5,714
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,053
Hourly rate: $37
Hire date: 2015-03-11
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Feb 20, 2026

Ryan Briles is a Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,053. Union affiliation: Trd.