Pub. L. 83-74, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) the annual basic salaries of the officers and members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be at the rates set forth in the following table: Fire chief $12,500 Deputy fire chiefs 8,459 Superintendent of machinery 8,459 Fire marshal 8,459 Battalion fire chiefs 7,753 Assistant superintendent of machinery 7,753 Deputy fire marshal 7,753 Captain 6,590 Pilots 6,328 Marine engineers 6,328 Lieutenants 6,009 Sergeants 5,521 Assistant pilots 5,038 Assistant marine engineers 5,038 Inspectors 4,813 Private, class 4 (three or more years’ service) 4,641 Private, class 3 (two or more but less than three years’ service) 4,378 Private, class 2 (one or more but less than two years’ service) 4,115 Private, class 1 (less than one year’s service) 3,900 All original appointments of privates shall be made at the annual basic salary of $3,900 and the first year of service shall be probationary. (b) Subject to approval of the Commissioners, the annual basic salary of a private or an inspector of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be increased by an amount not to exceed $390 while he is assigned to duty as a technician.