LIHUE — Kleve Zarbaugh said he’s going to miss the tower Monday during the Kauai Fire Department promotional pinning ceremony held before an overflow crowd of family and friends at the Moikeha Building.
With his promotion to ocean safety officer III, Zarbaugh will be spending time in the Ocean Safety Bureau office with supervisor Kalani Vierra and Tyrus Siale, who was promoted to ocean safety officer IV during the ceremony.
“We’re so proud of him,” said Samira Siale, Tyrus’s wife.
The two water safety promotions joined with 20 promotions within the Kauai Fire Department led by Gary Hudson and Solomon Kanoho being named to battalion chief, a supervisory office overseeing the eight Kauai fire stations and up to 40 people.
The promotees have already assumed duties of their respective promotions.
KFD promotions
Battalion chief: Gary Hudson, Solomon Kanoho
Fire captain: Clyde Weddell, Makali‘i Andrade, Dodd Apao, Curtis Langstaff, Joseph Durocher, Chauncey Pa, Jeremie Makepa
Firefighter III: John Cornell, Micah Mokuahi, Kevin Cook, Maui Kjeldsen, Nicholas Pananganan, Raymond Veeck, Derek Tsunehiro, Kekoa Dizol, Jeremy Cole, Jeremy Albano, Bo Domingcil
Ocean safety Officer IV: Tyrus Siale
Ocean Safety Officer III: Kleve Zarbaugh
