Fire Chief Greg Nelson

Fire Chief Greg Nelson is a veteran Hillsboro firefighter.  He joined the organization in 1980 as a firefighter and rose through the ranks to his current position.  During that time, he developed firefighting protocols for high rise and large capacity building firefighting, managed the conflagration program that sends Hillsboro firefighters to assist with major wild land fires across the state, and trained recruit firefighters.  He was promoted to Fire Chief in April 2011.

Mark Prince - Operations Chief

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Deputy Chief Prince is a fire service veteran who began his fire service career as a volunteer in 1985 with the Gaston Fire District. Chief Prince accepted a position with the City of Hillsboro in May 2006 and currently serves as Operations Chief.

Chief Prince possesses an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science and is a Nationally Registered and State of Oregon certified EMT Paramedic.  He has also attended a number of Fire Service Institute classes and is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Service Administration.  Mark is a qualified Type II Incident Safety Officer with the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal Incident Management Teams; a Liaison Officer assigned to the Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Team #3 and has been deployed to numerous all hazards incidents throughout the State. 

Chief Prince is a current member and Past President of the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, Past member and Vice Chair of the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training, Oregon Public Safety Memorial Fund Board and past Chair of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Fire Service Policy Committee.  Additionally, he has served on numerous committees and task forces representing the best interests of Hillsboro and Oregon’s Fire Service.

Scott Malone - Administrative Chief

Administrative Chief Scott Malone has been in the fire service since 1993 and joined Hillsboro Fire and Rescue in March of 2010 as a Logistics Chief.  He was promoted to Administrative Chief in August 2011.  Prior to coming to Hillsboro, he had risen through the ranks at Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue as a Firefighter, Apparatus Operator, and served his last eight years there as a Lieutenant. Scott has been an Incident Safety Officer, Incident Management Team Member, Tactical EMS Liaison, and Quality Improvement Team Member. He holds specialized certifications as a Nationally Registered Paramedic, National Fire Protection Association Vehicle Extrication Technician, Structural Collapse, Tactical Emergency Medical Support, and Advanced Incident Command System. He received a Life Saving Award in 1996 and Unit Citations in 2000, 2002, and 2005.

Chief Malone has earned an Associate in Applied Science degree from Pierce College with Honors, an Advanced Paramedic Certification from Oregon Health Sciences University, and is currently completing his Fire Science Administration Bachelors at Eastern Oregon University.   He has been involved in the community as a Business Committee member for Emmaus Christian School, served as Operations Director for his church, and was a Team Leader with Medical Teams International, responding to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.  He is responsible for all Fire Department facility, apparatus and equipment acquisition, repair and upgrades.

Fire Marshal John Rinier began his career in the fire service in 1988 as a volunteer and in 1991 joined the Hillsboro Fire Department as a Firefighter.  John then expanded his career into the Fire Prevention in 1996.  During this time, he performed fire and life safety inspections of commercial and residential buildings, reviewed fire protection system plans, conducted fire and cause investigations, and was instrumental in the development of the currently used inspection database.  For his experience and efforts, John was promoted to Deputy Fire Marshal position in 2004 and then Fire Marshal in 2005.

Fire Marshal Rinier, who holds an Associates Degree in Fire Science, is a member of the National Fire Protection Association, International Code Council, Oregon Fire Marshal Association, International Association of Arson Investigators, National Fire Sprinkler Association, and is involved in code development through the Oregon Fire Code Committee. As the Fire Marshal, he manages the Fire Prevention Division. The Fire Prevention Division consists of seven Fire Inspectors who provide coordinated delivery of fire and life safety services that include Code Enforcement and Fire Investigation.