[charonn0]

> Several firefighters making over $300,000/year

These were due to excessive overtime. The Lieutenant who made $300k ($50k more than the Chief) tripled his base salary.

> Just that they live elsewhere doesn't mean they aren't paid enough, it could just mean they prefer to live in another area

It means that in a major disaster like an Earthquake, SF might find many of its emergency responders (not just firefighters) stranded on the far side of the bay.

[optimusclimb]

> These were due to excessive overtime. The Lieutenant who made $300k ($50k more than the Chief) tripled his base salary.

How many hacker news readers do you suppose that work "overtime" get paid for it?