20.023 Appointment of Assistant Chief Jon Davine as Fire ChiefMAYOR DAVID J. NARKEWICZ
City of Northampton
Office of the Mayor
210 Main Street Room 12
Northampton, MA 01060-3199
(413) 587-1249 Fax: (413) 587-1275
mayor@,nortlianiptonnia.gov
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Mayor David J. Narkewicz
CC: City Clerk Pamela Powers
DATE: February 4, 2020
RE: Appointment of Fire Rescue Department Chief
I am appointing Assistant Chief Jon Davine to the position of Chief of the Northampton Fire Rescue
Department, filling the vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Duane A. Nichols, effective March
14, 2020.
Assistant Chief Davine has been with the 68-member Northampton Fire Rescue Department since
having first moved to the Pioneer Valley in 1998.Over his distinguished career of more than twenty
years, he has steadily risen through the ranks of Fire Rescue, becoming Captain in five years, Deputy
Chief in thirteen, before being promoted to his current rank of Assistant Chief in 2015.
Assistant Chief Davine has an Associate's Degree in Fire Protection and Safety Technology from
Springfield Technical Community College and a Bachelor's Degree in Fire Service Management from
UMass Amherst. He graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's Chief Fire Officer Management
Training Program in 2016. He is currently enrolled in the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and
Explosives (CBRNE) Security Studies Master's Degree Program at Wass Lowell.
Assistant Chief Davine has been a Hazardous Materials Technician since 2003 and is an original member
of the Joint Hazard Incident Response Team attached to the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad.
He is also currently a Training Coordinator and Emergency Manager for the City of Northampton.
Assistant Chief Davine is a proud United States veteran, having served in the U.S Marine Corps from
1989 to 1993.
Assistant Chief Davine is a native of Adams, Massachusetts and a graduate of Hoosac Valley High School
in Cheshire. He currently resides in Easthampton with his wife, Loren, and their twin sons, Drew and
Zachary. +
I am confident in Assistant Chief Davine's ability to lead our Fire Rescue Department and am honored to
elevate him to the rank of Chief. I respectfully submit his appointment to the City Council for
confirmation in accordance with the Northampton Charter, Article 2, § 2-10.