INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSNewport News, Virginia

Employment record

Public institution
City of Newport News
Department / office / school
Fire
Position / title
Firefighter/Medic, Master
Source type
Roster assignment
Classification / role type
Fire/Police Schedule
Record status
Listed in source roster
Source date / period
May 2026

The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.

Employment source [1]

Original roster wording & label sources
Name in source
KENNETH ASHLEY
Department in source
Fire
Position in source
FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC, MASTER

Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.

Official compensation job classification [2]

Official organization name source [3]

Salary & compensation

Published role range

$86,864 – $113,973

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Kenneth Ashley’s individual pay.

September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. The minimum and maximum describe the matching role group, not this person’s earnings.

Compensation source [2]

Contribute a dated public salary record

Public records & case history

Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.

No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.

Notes

Newport News Fire Department’s 2020–2025 strategic plan names Kenneth Ashley among the department stakeholders who participated in the planning work sessions.

Reviewed: October 14, 2026

Newport News Fire Department 2020–2025 Strategic Plan [4]

The City’s FY2024 MS4 annual report lists Kenneth L. Ashley, Firefighter, Master, at the HM Operations level in its Employee Spill Response Training appendix. The report covers July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024; it does not give an individual training completion date.

Reviewed: October 14, 2026

City of Newport News FY2024 MS4 Annual Report [5]

References

  1. City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 618 · Source page 7
  2. Employee compensation — September 2026Compensation dataset · Document date: September 1, 2026 · Downloaded: October 1, 2026 · Checked: October 1, 2026 · Period: September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026 · Source department: Fire · Job classification: FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC, MASTER
  3. Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
  4. Newport News Fire Department 2020–2025 Strategic PlanProfessional record · Reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Period: 2020–2025 strategic plan · PDF page: 11 · PDF page 11 / printed page 6: Department Stakeholder Group Findings
  5. City of Newport News FY2024 MS4 Annual ReportProfessional record · Reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Period: July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024 · PDF page: 121 · PDF page 121 / printed page 118: Appendix I, Employee Spill Response Training
  6. Directory sources and verificationMethodology