The ceremony was held Friday inside the Board of Supervisors chambers. Thirty people received new titles as captains and engineers, Including 3 new battalion chiefs, James Eckroth, Steven Pendergrass and Corey Regan. "Our firefighters we promoted today(Friday) studied hard, earned this promotion and they're going to step in their new ranks and do a phenomenal job for all the citizens of Kern County," says Fire Chief Brian Marshall.
The following is a list of the individuals that have been promoted, their new rank, and last station assignment:
Battalion Chief
James Eckroth, 61-C
Steven Pendergrass, 76-B
Corey Regan, 21-B
Captain
Brian Annis, 52-A
Mason Crist, 52-A
Jonathon Davies, 21-C
Matthhew Dickerson, 63-C
Robert Griffith, 21-C
Jason Retzlaff, 57-C
Nicholas Swihart, 12-C
Scott Van Ert, 42-C
Justin Wilkins, 76-A
Greg Zwierzchowski, 74-C
Fire Dispatcher
Zachary Regan
Engineer
Daniel Barboa, 15-B
Alex Battistoni, 63-B
Clinton Classen, 14-C
Joshua Dodson, 67-C
Chad Glaser, 45-C
William Grassi, 32-A
Brennan Hayes, 71-A
Benjamin Hicks, 64-C
Christopher Imbelloni, 21-C
Brandon Johnson-Hill, 56-A
Devin Lawrence, 67-B
Kevin Mathis, 56-C
Jason Monahan, 74-A
Michael Moore, 77-A
John Nelson, 37-B
Carl Pearson, 42-A
David Wong, 63-C
