most city and county official aren t keeping track. there is no control. they don t know what s hitting them until it hits them. reporter: our analysis of the group s data found over 3,000 are in the so-called $100,000 pension club. four of the top 10 all worked at the same area the san ramon valley fire protection district. their four pensions alone total more than a million dollars a year. it s a huge number. reporter: the chief says firefighters work hard and risk their lives every day. retirement is their reward. the huge pensions are mostly because the employees spend decades with the agency. it s not that san ramon is paying the highest salary but every, single employee started at, you know, 20 years old. reporter: price admits loopholes in the fire district pension system allowed excesses. former chief craig bowen, for instance, was able to pad his final year s salary by $61,000. adding in yearly cost of living increases makes him the highest paid public pe