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LA County Fire Department
Promotional Lists
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As a constantly growing organization, the
Los Angeles County Fire Department has offered virtually every
member abundant opportunities to compete in promotional examinations.
For Captain and Battalion Chief candidates, those exams generally
consisted of a written test, an oral interview, and an Appraisal
of Promotability (a numerical rating based on the collective
opinion of existing chief officers). Candidates for Fire Apparatus
Engineer (later called “Firefighter Specialist”)
also included a practical exam consisting of driving and pumping
tests.
Until recent years, the computation of scores
in the various exam segments would result in a final score.
Candidates would be listed in order of those final scores.
Usually, as little as one-tenth of a percent would separate
candidates. Everybody on a promotional list was deemed qualified
but some lists expired before enough vacancies occurred to
appoint all candidates. Many of those who ‘died on the
list’ (didn’t get appointed before the list expired)
would compete in the next process, place higher on a list,
and ultimately get promoted.
In addition to prestige and challenge, getting
promoted has always been a major factor in members’ incomes
and, ultimately, their pensions. Although the competition
for promotion has always been spirited, it has also been friendly
for the most part. The frequency of exams and the competition
for promotion has allowed young people with fresh ideas and
abundant energy to move upward in the organization. This has
prevented the organization from becoming overly committed
to tradition and the status quo.
Promotional exams have greatly influenced
the culture of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Click on a list for details.
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Fire Captain (1944)
1. James
2. Pederson
3. McLure
4. Green, K.
5. Hancock
6. McClure
7. Reed, E.
8. Hayes, H.
9. Simmers
10. Robinson
11. Greggans
12. Conley
13. Burkhart
14. Sullivan
15. Bicksler
16. McNay
17. Williamson
18. Thompson
19. Heisterman
20. Maddux
21. Kainz
22. Main
23. Arnspiger
24. Correll
25. Curry
26. Schnakenburg
27. Busler
28. Ahrens
29. Lewis, Max
30. Taylor, A.
31. Heldoorn
32. Shaffer
33. Reed, F.A.
34. Clark, R.
35. Bartlett
36. Queitsch
37. Zabaldano
38. Fahrforth
39. Mitchell
40. Lewin
41. Wolfburg
42. Dorning
43. Blymiller
44. Gasser
45. Griswold
46. Hayes, W.
47. Clark, Mitch
(all candidates were appointed)
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Fire Captain (July 1946)
1. Rockey
2. Mabie
3. Houts
4. Petroff
5. Iler
6. Tanksley
7. Serfoss
8. McCurdy
9. Collins
10. Whitlatch
11. Sanders
12. Pedersen
13. Brunton
14. Jones, Roy
15. Zalaha
16. Clark, M.
17. Brunton, A.
18. Tyler
19. Bittle
20. LeMay
21. Williams, W.
22. McCarty
- - - - - - - - - List expired 7/1/48
23. Hodges
24. Alpi
25. McCarthy, F.
26. Haskell
27. McGarvin
28. Kendricks
29. Brown
30. Sherrill, C.
31. Truitt
32. Edwards
33. Willeford, H.
34. Sahli
35. Tucker, A.
36. Russell
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Battalion Chief (June 1947)
1. Rowell
2. Crutchfield
3. Turner
4. Williams
5. Duncan
- - - - - - - - List expired
6. Spruill
7. Lee
8. Otten
9. Busler
10. Brewer
11. Reed
12. Alexander
13. Jones
14. Weyant
15. Robinson
16. James
17. McNay
18. Pederson
19. Sherrill
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Fire Captain (September 1948)
(Note: This list was invalidated
in November 1948)
1. Bennett
2. Hamp
3. Franklin
4. Schull
5. Mathews
6. Morton
7. Garside
8. Truitt
9. Russell, H.
10. Ferber
11. Hamlin
12. Insley
13. Cox
14. Edwards, R.
15. Sutherland
16. Smith, F.
17. Edwards, C.
18. West, R.
19. Garrett
20. Howell
21. Kief
22. Cornell
23. MacDonald
24. McDermitt
25. Turley, W.
26. Willeford, H.
27. Sherrill
28. Hoyal
29. Dickey
30. Olsen
31. Barry
32. (unknown)
33. Tanner, T.
34. (unknown)
35. Wilie
36. Long
37. Russell, R.
38. Halquist
39. (unknown)
40. Baker, R.
41. Miller, H.
42. Goodman
43. Bessent
44. Willeford, M.
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Fire Captain (January 1949)
1. Hamlin
2. Evans
3. Willeford
4. Wilie
5. Hoyal
6. Miller, Harry
7. Schull
8. Sutherland
9. Morton
10. Ensley
11. Bradish
(All candidates were appointed)
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Battalion Chief (May 1950)
1. Carter
2. Anderson
3. Turner, S.
4. Williams
5. Mabie
6. Sherrill, W.
7. Kleinsmith
8. Busler
9. Barton
10. Bicksler
11. Alexander
12. Robinson
- - - - - - - - List expired
13. James, E.
14. Jones, Roy
15. Davis
16. Malotte
17. Spruill
18. Brewer
19. McNay
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Engineer (October 1950)
1. Sigler
2. Jensen
3. Hambleton
4. Swank
5. Loken
6. Flaherty
7. Oaks
8. Ramsey
9. Talbot
10. Reynolds
11. Dickey, B.
12. Van Aston
13. Dixon
14. Gaddis
15. McClain
16. Jackson, Jr.
17. Pederson, J.
18. Fields
19. Stevens
20. Nixon
21. Wright, E.
22. McCone
23. Mack, M.
24. Caliri
25. Showers
26. Tanner, R.
27. McElvain
28. Groat
29. McPhetridge
30. Coe
31. Boergadine
32. Barb
33. Korneff
34. Elarth
35. Beckman
36. Nansel
37. Meagher
38. Waymire
39. Bockman
40. (unknown)
41. Owens, B.
42. Moore, G.
43. Bird
44. Cunningham
45. Abercrombie, H.
(All candidates were appointed)
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Fire Captain (January 1951)
1. Sigler
2. Franklin
3. Oleson
4. Tanner
5. Russell, R.
6. Davis, Max
7. Bennett, John
8. Kincaid
9. Barry
10. Oaks
11. Dickey
12. Truitt
13. Ferber
14. Hamp
15. Kief
16. Hodges
17. Mathews
18. Cunningham
19. Moore, A.E.
20. Kerschner
21. Huffman
22. Caliri
23. Flaherty
24. Morton
25. Cox
26. Willeford
27. Swank
28. Baker
29. Wheeler
30. Jones, Bob
31. Showers
32. Ewing
33. McCone
(All candidates were appointed)
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Fire Captain (January 1952)
1. Fields
2. McLain
3. Ramsey
4. Seekatz
5. Meagher
6. Loken
7. Flaherty
8. Talbot
9. Morales
10. Reynolds
11. Smith
12. Craycroft
13. Fisher
14. Cleveland
15. Oleson
16. Hambleton
17. Stevens, O.
18. Showers
19. Jackson, Jr.
20. Bird
21. Garrett
22. Jensen
23. Barb
24. Gaddis
25. West, Bob
26. Korneff
27. Aber
28. Coe
29. Beals
30. Cornell
31. Peterson, Al
32. Trefethen
33. Nansel
34. Goodman
35. Halquist
36. McPhetridge
- - - - - - - - - - List expired
37. Small
38. Howard, Sid
39. Brown, T.K.
40. Wild, H.
41. Persich
42. Groat
43. Naranjo, D.
44. Harkema
45. Clawson
46. Wisinger
47. Owens, B.
48. Moore, G.V.
49. Bullis
50. Clarke, H.
51. Gussman
52. Turley, H.
53. North
54. Manson
55. Harmon, Al
56. Bockman
57. King
58. Bolton
59. Woodworth
60. Mortimer
61. Longstreth
62. Prather
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Engineer (February 1952)
1. Dame
2. Morales
3. Turley
4. Barlow
5. Priddy
6. Beals
7. Hughes
8. Manning
9. Stockstill
10. Eckhardt
11. Naranjo, D.
12. Sanger
13. Biller
14. Beardo
15. Connely
16. Woodworth
17. Segers
18. Prather
19. Kulhanek
20. Craycroft
21. Gonzales
22. Gibson
23. (unknown)
24. Van Buskirk
25. Peterson, John
26. Jamen
27. Lumpkin
28. Hyde, G.
29. Eads
30. Bisso
31. Smith
32. Mulder
33. Bolten
34. (unknown)
35. (unknown)
36. (unknown)
37. Simmons
(All candidates were appointed)
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Battalion Chief (January 1953)
1. Weyant
2. Barton
3. Brewer
4. Kleinsmith
5. Pederson, O.
6. Sherrill
7. Alexander
8. Petroff
9. Zalaha
10. Pemberton
11. Fosdick
12. Tanksley
13. Robinson
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14. James
15. Hall
16. Pann
17. Johnson, E.
18. Brunton
19. Thomas
20. Davis
21. Barbre
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Assistant Chief (May 1954)
1. Barton (appointed)
2. Petroff
3. Mabie
4. Kleinsmith
5. Weyant
6. Brewer
7. Manchester
8. Pederson
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Fire Captain (December 1954)
1. Priddy
2. Simmons
3. Cox, Russ
4. Sanger, George
5. Barlow, Stanley
6. Garside, Harry
7. Biller, Robert
8. Gray, Al
9. Polito, Nino
10. Ardinger, Gene
11. Smith, B.
12. King, Ronald
13. Thomas, Louis
14. Collins, George
15. Gussman
16. Graves, Dea
17. Schneider, Paul
18. Glancy
19. Carlin, Pat
20. Desautels, Paul
21. Jones, Leo
22. Cox, Les
23. Gammons, Joe
24. Fulton
25. Dame, Orville
26. Smith, Ralph
27. Lynch, Hubert
28. Sherrill, Clyde
29. Dickey, Bernard
30. Schwartz, Hugh
31. Breyde, Joe
32. Van Buskirk
33. Rudisil
34. Spruill, Ed, Jr.
35. Robertson
36. Glavin, Marvin
37. Loggins, Bud
38. Eropkin, Peter
39. Goodwin, Guy
40. Harpell
41. Bienhoff, Ralph
42. Shephard
43. Green, Gene
(All candidates were appointed)
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Battalion Chief (March 1955)
1. Parsons, Robert
2. Bicksler, Kenneth
3. Doe, Everett
4. DePue, Robert
5. Wilie, A.C.
6. Harriden, Parker
7. Brunton, George
8. Reichert, George
9. Sutherland, William
10. Bennett, John
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11. Morton, Fred, Sr.
12. Franklin, John
13. Sigler, Lloyd
14. Schneider, Paul
15. Olesen, Charles
16. (unknown)
17. Thomas, Robert
18. Bradish, Donald
19. Gibson, William
20. Insley, William
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Fire Captain (May 1956)
1. Farrell, Milton R.
2. Fallgren, Keith M.
3. Flammer, Harvey B.
4. Mack, Marshall S.
5. Messall, Robert D.
6. Potter, Rodney G.
7. Hyde, Glen I.
8. Brunelli, Andelo G.
9. Brooke, William P.
10. Hinton, Alvin D.
11. Lamel, Edward M.
12. Kingsland, Chester L.
13. Bixon, George H.
14. Nixon, Raymond J.
15. Benner, Jr., Bancroft
16. Beckman, Donald E.
17. Elarth, Norman D.
18. Segers, Joe W.
19. Case, Wilbur M.
20. Harlow, Jr., Harry W.
21. Hyde, Wayne E.
22. Peterson, John J.
23. Barbre, Jr., Thomas
24. Waymire, Kenneth W.
25. Rodger, Jr., Alfred
26. Ricks, Harley A.
27. Carlson, Harold
28. Kingsland, Ralph R.
29. Carter, John L.
30. Beckner, George A.
31. Cox, Robert W.
32. McGill, Robert D.
33. Boyd, Robert L.
34. Schreyer, John W.
35. Artz, William P.
36. Conley, John C.
37. Roese, William
38. Bailey, John W.
39. Edwards, Robert S.
40. Pizzo, Jerome D.
41. Goodell, Philip B.
42. Ertel. Richard E.
43. Burns, Levi C.
44. Hunter, William J.
45. Simmons, Jack E.
46. North, David W.
47. Foster, Herbert A.
48. West, Richard C.
49. Ross, Robert J.
50. Sabatasso, Henry A.
51. Lewis, Robert C.
52. Turley, Henry B.
53. Sanders, Calvin E.
54. Duran, Rudolph C.
55. Enright, James J.
56. Karol, Joseph
57. Hambley, Daren L.
58. Faulkner, Thomas R.
59. Groat, Francis G.
60. Smith, Larry D.
61. Keylon, Clarence H.
62. Spalenka, George L.
63. Brant, James W.
64. Snavely, John D.
65. Shaw, Frank C.
66. Summers, Richard J.
(all candidates were appointed)
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Battalion Chief (May 1957)
1. Thomas, Robert
2. Swallow, Hiram
3. Hamlin, Andrew
4. Hambleton, Charles L.
5. Franklin, John
6. Craycroft, James
7. Houts, Richard
8. Morton, Sr., Fred
9. Halsey, Homer
10. Schneider, Lloyd
(All candidates were appointed)
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Fire Apparatus Engineer (November 27,
1962)
Warr, William
Demos, George
Cahoon, Bobbie
Williams, Charles
Matkins, Robert
Stevens, James
Wall, Franklin
Dearborn, Lawrence
Kehret, Donald
Johnson, Dallas
Mande, Ronald
Dean, Fred
Bryan, Tommy
Fordham, Earl
Heckethorn, James
Beinbrech, William
Page, James
Hastings, Howard
Wiggines, Norman
Easterling, Glen
Rayhawk, Charles
Roth, John
Peck, James
Pennington, Darrel
Boston, Warner
Dittmer, Ronald
Swanson, Darrold
Burton, Frank
Shackelford, Charles
Meyer, Robert E.
Ryan, Eugene
Tomasic, Albert
Meyer, Robert D.
Luncy, Peter
Dahlstrom, Berl
Steere, Roger
Lee, Donald
Orman, Wayne
Underwood, Manford
Williams, Frank
When, William
Lambert, Raymond
Safarik, Robert
Hughey, William
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Battalion Chief (Sept. 18, 1970)
Rigaud, Rene
White, William L.
Oldham, Don G.
Enright, James J.
Page, James O.
Whisnand, Augustus W.
Sarno, Robert E.
Perkins, Reginald R.
White, Gerald M.
Fordham, Earl E.
Biller, Robert L.
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Sanders, Calvin E.
Powers, Floyd R.
Sotro, Joe P.
Dixon, George H.
Cahoon, Doy G.
Molden, Gerald R.
Gonzales, Guillermo
Cash, Raymond O.
O’Donnell, Michael L.
Thomas, Donald C.
Fernandes, Edward H.
Kinney, Emmett C.
Welding, Joseph J.
Spark, Charles M.
Brown, Tom B.
Guzman, Amado
Cusolito, Arthur J.
Ewing, Clyde
Gregory, Morris N.
Vander Weyden, Andrew
Denham, Gilmore E.
Loken, Archie R.
Nelson, Ervin Y.
Taylor, John O.
Duran, Rudolph C.
Young, Donald D.
Kerschner, James W.
Todd, Albert W.
Wright, William H.
Smith, Ralph J.
Carlin, Patrick G.
Grady, Neville J.
Vickery, Eugene L.
Yuill, Robert H.
Eads, John M.
Leddy, Patrick J.
Carlson, Harold
Petersen, Morgan D.
McCann, Harold W.
Viviano, Charles J.
Howse, Frederick S.
Delaney, Paul C.
Barbarino, Richard R.
Demos, George
Heckethorn, James A.
Bodnar, Leon D.
Rayhawk, Charles R.
Stone, Robert J.
Schwabe, Edwin L.
Matkins, Robert O.
Beinbrech, William J.
Clemens, Donald F.
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Battalion Chief (February 23,
1978)
Lewis, James
Hanson, David
Nelson, Gary
Henery, Gerald
Stimson, Harold
Sherill, Stephen
Creel, Roy
Whiteside, Joseph
Jones, Ronald
Munger, Lee
Myer, Richard
Vogl, Charles
Mehler, Alfred
Hastings, Howard
Cummings, John
Blackburn, Robert
Clemens, Donald
Rounds, James
Zimmerman, Horst
Belliveau, Robert
Burden, John
Fancher, Billy
Brown, David L.
Burkhart, Lyle
Baisley, David
Griggers, Porter
Peskett, Ernest
Everett, John
Light, Stephen
Moss, James
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