York Village Fire Chief Retires

Chris Balentine, long at the helm of York Village’s volunteer fire force, has retired after nearly four decades to make way for new leadership.

Balentine’s retirement was effective June 1^st after 39 years as chief of the York Village Fire Department. He joined in 1972 as a third-generation volunteer firefighter and rose through the ranks from lieutenant to captain, assistant chief, and then chief in 1985. While Balentine is retiring as chief, he plans to stay on as the department’s fire marshal.