Mayor Fiorentini
promotes Borden to Fire Chief
Makes
two other promotions
HAVERHILL- Mayor James J. Fiorentini
today appointed Richard B. Borden as
Chief of the City of Haverhill Fire
Department. Mr. Borden has been serving
as acting chief for two and half years.
Mayor Fiorentini also promoted Robert
Irvine to the position of Lieutenant in
the Haverhill Fire Department. He also
promoted Lt. Paul Weinburgh to the
position of Temporary Captain. All three
men were the top finishers on the civil
service examination for their respective
positions.
“Today I am pleased to announce that
I am appointing Richard Borden from
Acting Fire Chief to Fire Chief for the
city of Haverhill,” announced Mayor
Fiorentini. “Mr. Borden was
unanimously recommended by the retired
fire chiefs on our Fire Department
Selection Committee. He was twice the top
finisher on the civil service examination
for fire chief. He has been the acting
chief of two and a half years and during
that period he has done the job, and done
it well.” added Mayor Fiorentini.
“I look forward with confidence to
continuing to work with Chief Borden to
improve fire safety in the city. He is
completely dedicated to our fire
department, and his promotion adds needed
stability to our department.
Chief Borden stated: “I am looking
forward to serving the citizens of
Haverhill and the fire department to make
our excellent fire department even
better.”
“These promotions bring us back to
the number of captains and lieutenants we
have in our complement,” noted Mayor
Fiorentini. “We are hopeful that
these promotions will lead to a new day
in the fire department and help to
promote harmony within the department.”
“We were grateful to have two
excellent candidates for Fire Chief. Our
interview committee felt unanimously that
both of them would be excellent chiefs
but unanimously recommended that I go
with the top finisher on the test,”
stated the Mayor.
Borden has served as Haverhill’s
Acting Fire Chief since 2005. He was
first appointed to the Haverhill Fire
Department in 1983, becoming a company
officer as a Lieutenant in 1987. He rose
to the rank of Deputy Chief in 1994 and
served as Training Officer. In 1999,
Borden was assigned to the On-duty Deputy
Chief position.
Chief Borden has studied at the
Massachusetts Fire Academy and the
National Fire Academy. He is also working
on an Associates Degree in Fire Science
from North Shore Community College, along
with other training.
Borden follows in the footsteps of his
father, Richard H. Borden who was Fire
Chief in Haverhill from 1986 to 1999.
The Mayor thanked the members of the Fire
Chief Selection Committee, former
Haverhill Fire Chief John Hamel and
former Lawrence Fire Chief Joseph
Marquis.
“This Selection Committee dedicated
many hours to the process and I thank
them for their work elaborated Mayor
Fiorentini. “I look forward to
working with Chief Borden to protect the
residents of this City.”
Chief Borden’s appointment took
effect immediately. His swearing-in
ceremony will be next Tuesday, May 6.
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