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

Deshawn Richard

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$48,780

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $42,604
Overtime: $2,811
Other pay: $3,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,780
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2025-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Leron Lawrence

Source-specific fields

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

Deshawn Richard is a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service, working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $48,780. Union affiliation: Trd.

Alycia Ford-Washington

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$47,935

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $42,638
Overtime: $2,998
Other pay: $2,298
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,935
Hourly rate: $30
Hire date: 2025-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Marie

Source-specific fields

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

Alycia Ford-Washington works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. Alycia earned $47,935 in 2025. They are represented by Trd.

Peter Fry

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$46,838

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $31,609
Overtime: $3,192
Other pay: $12,037
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,838
Hourly rate: $34
Hire date: 2019-11-18
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: William

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: May 27, 2025

At Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Peter Fry serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher within Safety and Justice. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,838. Their bargaining unit is Trd.

Christiam Martinez

9-1-1 Telecommunicator/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$46,555

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $40,560
Overtime: $2,010
Other pay: $3,984
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,555
Hourly rate: $28
Hire date: 2025-03-31
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Josiah

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Active
Termination Date: Apr 24, 2026

Christiam Martinez works as a 9-1-1 Telecommunicator for Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year as a full-time employee. Christiam earned $46,555 in 2025. Union affiliation: Trd.

Laura Peters

Public Safety Dispatcher/Emergency Management & Homeland Security

2025 total comp

$45,896

Sub-department: Safety and Justice
Base pay: $43,306
Overtime: $662
Other pay: $1,928
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,896
Hourly rate: $33
Hire date: 2021-08-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: Trd
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: Jean

Source-specific fields

Dept Name 2: EmrgcyComm/Admin
Earn Code: 102
Empl Record: 0
Pay Status: Terminated
Termination Date: Sep 1, 2025

Laura Peters holds the role of Public Safety Dispatcher at Emergency Management & Homeland Security within Safety and Justice. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,896. They are represented by Trd.