Interim Eastside Fire & Rescue chief officially starts

Published 10:57 pm Tuesday, December 1, 2015

The interim Eastside Fire & Rescue fire chief officially stepped into the role Tuesday.

Former Eastside Fire Chief Lee Soptich pinned a badge on interim Fire Chief Greg Tryon during the Eastside Fire regular board meeting, where Tryon also received uniform bars signifying his new rank, Monday.

Soptich, whose last day was Monday, announced his retirement at the end of 2014. He had been the fire chief since 1995.

Tryon is one of four candidates interviewing for the open position.