Battalion Chief

Bob Rauss

Bob Rauss was appointed to the rank of Battalion Chief by the Pattonville Fire Protection District Board of Directors in February 2019.  As a Battalion Chief, Chief Rauss is in charge of one of the District’s three platoons of emergency personnel, and serves as the coordinator and commander of all activities and incident responses that occur while that given platoon of employees is on duty.  He also oversees the management and maintenance of the District’s fire station buildings and grounds.

Battalion Chief Bob Rauss began his career in the Fire & EMS service in 1991 as an Emergency Medical Technician with the City of St. Louis Fire Department EMS Division.  He became a Paramedic in 1994 and served as a Paramedic Crew Chief from 1996-1999.  Battalion Chief Rauss then became a Paramedic-Firefighter with the University City Fire Department in 1999 where he served until becoming an employee of the Pattonville Fire Protection District in 2003.  

During his tenure with Pattonville, Battalion Chief Rauss has served in the ranks of Paramedic-Firefighter, Secondary Engineer, Acting Captain, Captain, Acting Battalion Chief and Battalion Chief.  Chief Rauss is a proud member of the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 2665.  As an employee of Pattonville, he has worked as a member of the district’s computer and uniform committees, served as a secondary shift labor representative and as a member of the labor/management planning committee.  Chief Rauss is a certified Fire Service Instructor and Live Fire Instructor, certified Fire Officer and Incident Safety Officer, and maintains Blue Card Incident Command and HazMat Incident Command certifications.  He is a former member of the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association (MEMSA) and past Missouri State Paramedic Evaluator.  Chief Rauss states that his favorite aspect of the Pattonville Fire Protection District is the willingness that exists among all employees to do Whatever It Takes to serve our community.

Battalion Chief Rauss is married to his high school sweetheart of 25 years and counting.  His wife works as an elementary school teacher for a school district in North St. Louis County.  Chief Rauss is the proud father of two children: his daughter is a 2019 college graduate certified in Culinary, Baking and Pastry Arts and his son is currently a high school senior with aspirations to enter the hotel, hospitality and travel industry after graduation.  In his time away from work, Chief Rauss enjoys traveling with his family to island destinations.