Greg Nelson - Fire Chief

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 - Deputy Chief - Operations/Fire Marshal

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 - Deputy Chief - Administration/EMS

Administrative/EMS 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.

Storm Smith has been with Hillsboro Fire and Rescue since 2008 when he was hired as the Public Information/Education Officer after serving nine years with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue where he was a Community Liaison.  He has extensive experience in fire safety public outreach, media relations and public relations.  He now leads a group of nine professionals who ensure that public accessible buildings maintain fire and life safety features.  They also provide fire and life safety training to the public, provide continuing education to medical response teams for local industry, and investigate fire cause and origin of all fires.  Part of this work Prior to entering the fire service, Storm had a 20+ year career in broadcast news and video production in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. 

He served as Incident Information Officer for two years on the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Type-2 Incident Management Team.  He also teaches basic Public Information Officer and Type-3 Incident Management Team PIO classes around the state.