Staff / Personnel

Chiefs and Office:

Fire Chief Stephen Branscum

Deputy Fire Chief Charles Mondrick

Chief Mondrick joined the ranks of the Central Volunteer Fire Department in 1977.  In 1980 Chief Mondrick was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief.Chief Mondrick obtained an Associates of Arts Degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Criminal Justice, and recently retired as the”Uniform Patrol Commander” of the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD).  As BRPD’s Patrol Commander, Chief Mondrick supervised 400+ officers assigned to the departments largest division.

During his time with the Central Fire Department, Chief Mondrick has been a frequent student at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.  He is a proponent of the Incident Command System and currently serves in the capacity of Chief of Operation for Central Fire Department.

Assistant Fire Chief Bobby Eller

Chief Eller started with the Central Fire Department in November 1984 as a volunteer fireman.  In 1988 he was promoted to Captain and was hired as a full time employee with the department.  In 1990 he was promoted to District Chief.  January of 1996 he was again promoted  to the position he still holds today, Assistant Chief.  He graduated from LSU-Eunice with an Associates Degree in Fire Science in 2005.  A few of his duties include code enforcements, inspections, vehicle maintenance, computer systems, radio systems and pagers.

District Chief Bert McCutcheon

Chief McCutcheon started his fire service career as a junior fire fighter with the Central Fire Department.  In November of 1988, on his birthday, he was allowed to start responding on calls with the fire department.  In March of 1993 he became a full time employee and worked until June of 1998.  He then took a job with Ferrara Fire Apparatus in 1998 and works there full time.  He holds many certifications in fire training  as Central’s District Chief.