JC Greenberg Named Napa County Deputy Fire Chief

NAPA COUNTY, CA —JC Greenberg was appointed deputy fire chief for Napa County following the retirement of former Deputy Fire Chief Jason Martin, it was announced Friday.

Greenberg has long been part of the fire response team at Napa County, having started in 2000 as a certified entry-level firefighter with the Cal Fire Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.

Currently, Greenberg serves on the Board of Directors for Napa Communities Firewise Foundation, the board for the Napa County Fire Service Advisory Committee, and as a member of the Napa County Interagency Rescue Team. He also serves as an operations section chief for Cal Fire Incident Management Team 5.

"With his wealth of experience and commitment to excellence, Deputy Chief Greenberg is well-prepared to lead Napa County's Fire Department as the deputy fire chief and will continue to advance CAL FIRE and the Napa County Fire Department," said Matt Ryan, chief of the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit and Napa County Fire chief.

Greenberg, a Napa native, is married and lives with his wife and two sons in Napa County.

As of 2o23, the role of deputy fire chief in Napa County had an annual salary of $219,633 before benefits.

Napa County Fire/ Cal Fire

The Napa County Fire Department operates 25 stations made up of both volunteer and career firefighter crews in unincorporated Napa County, and Cal Fire is contracted by Napa County to provide fire protection services as the Napa County Fire Department. Under the contract, Cal Fire provides administrative support and coordination with five full-time paid stations and oversees the county's nine volunteer fire companies operating under a County Fire Plan, which is approved by the County Board of Supervisors.

The county contracts with the cities of St. Helena and Calistoga and the Schell-Vista and South Lake County Fire Protection Districts for the provision of services to specified unincorporated areas adjoining these agencies. The town of Yountville and the California Veterans Home contract with the county to provide fire services to their jurisdictions.