it appears that in LA, lifeguards are part of the fire department. the "top paid lifeguard" is a fire chief. If you look at other top compensated LA public empl

it appears that in LA, lifeguards are part of the fire department. the "top paid lifeguard" is a fire chief. If you look at other top compensated LA public employees, there's tons in the fire department and port pulling down "$400k+" if you count benefits + whatever "other pay" is.