Pine named fire chief

By Editor | December 21, 2023 |

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Just a day after being announced as the new Maryville Fire Chief, Jace Pine works a fire scene early Tuesday morning at the New Nodaway Humane Society.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The city of Maryville announced this week that Jace Pine will be the city’s next fire chief, a role he had been filling on an interim basis since June.

Prior to his appointment to interim chief after the retirement of Phil Rickabaugh in June, Pine served as a full-time lieutenant and has been with the Maryville Fire Department since 2015. While serving in those roles, city officials have said Pine was instrumental in securing grant funding for multiple projects, including the aerial ladder truck grant in 2020.

Over the past decade, Pine has worked in various fire service roles while continuing his professional education, according to a news release from the city.

Pine received his initial certificate of fire science technology in August 2015 from the Metropolitan Community College – Blue River Public Safety Institute in Independence.

In 2019, Pine completed his Bachelor of Science degree in emergency and disaster management and geographic information science from Northwest Missouri State University and in 2022, he completed his Master of Science in fire and emergency management administration from Oklahoma State University.

In addition to his fire service activities, Pine residents in Maryville with his wife, Bianca, their dogs, Pierce and Finn, two goats and six ducks.