A veteran police naval commanding officer formerly with
the Nafanua Patrol Boat and also a certified Naval Officer, Tanuvasa Petone Mauga is the new
Fire Chief endorsed by Cabinet today to lead the Samoa Fire and Emergency Authority.
(SFESA) for the next three years.

Tanuvasa has been a public servant for 22
years including 16 years with the Police
Force. For12 years he was deployed on the
Nafanua Patrol Boat. And after five years
as the Nafanua Commanding Officer, he
left the force to continue his public service
career as Assistant Chief Executive Officer
in charge of Special and Emergency
Operations for the last six years.
A product of the public school system
from Malifa Infant and Primary Schools to
Leififi Intermediate, Avele College and the
National University of Samoa, Tanuvasa
also completed specialized studies with
Australia’s Maritime College and the U.S.

Naval College based in Rhode Island.