Installation Fire Chief pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 74290
- Class code
- 74290
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- G3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Installation Fire Chief is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 74290.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 07/31/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is managerial and specialized fire protection and fire prevention work at airports and other facilities supported by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job directs, through subordinate supervisors, the extinguishment of aircraft, structure, and other fires that contain fuels, chemicals, and ordnance, such as ammunition. Work involves developing, improving, and implementing fire station policies, programs, services, and procedures; developing and implementing new and revised installation fire protection services and procedures; conducting formal investigations of fires; providing fire safety and emergency response training to firefighters and installation tenants; and ensuring that the station adheres to all established policies and operating procedures.
Examples of the work
• Directs the activities of Installation Firefighters and Installation Firefighter Supervisors on multiple shifts. • Assesses the magnitude of fires and conditions to determine equipment and firefighting crew requirements. • Assigns teams of Installation Firefighters and volunteer firefighters to firefighting and rescue locations at the scene of an emergency to maximize effectiveness. • Directs and participates in extinguishing aircraft, building, vehicle, fuel, chemical, and brush fires. • Directs the daily activities of the fire station to ensure adherence to established firefighting policies and standards.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years as an Installation Firefighter Supervisor, DMVA (commonwealth title); or • Six years of firefighting experience as a member of a municipal or governmental fire department that includes two years in a supervisory capacity and possession of a high school diploma or equivalent.
Special requirements
• This position requires Fire Officer IV, Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor II, Airport Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Operations, Hazardous Materials Awareness, and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander certifications issued by the InternationalFire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or the ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.