Firefighters rank highest among Fresno city employees raking in overtime hours and pay, and city leaders say they try to strike a balance between OT and hiring more people to reduce spending.
Six of the city’s top 10 highest compensated employees for 2024 were firefighters, and the top 15 overtime-earners were all firefighters, according to information released to The Bee through a public records request.
Seven of those firefighters in the high end of overtime-earners also made more in overtime pay than they did on their base salary, the city’s figures show…