Battalion Chief Farinelli joined the fire service in 2005 as a volunteer with the Winslow Township Fire Department assigned to Station 25-3. In 2006, he was hired provisionally as part of the first group of career firefighters in Winslow Township. In 2008, he was hired permanently and received his Associates Degree in Applied Science with two certificates in Fire Science Technology (Fire Administration and Fire Suppression). In 2015 he was promoted to Captain, and in 2023 promotion to Battalion Chief. Chief Farinelli is a Fire Inspector, Level II Fire Instructor and EMT. Chief Farinelli has been part of various committees within the Department including Personal Protective Equipment and Apparatus Design. Chief Farinelli currently serves as the lead for the Fire Departments Training Props and Design. In his free time Chief Farinelli serves as a fire instructor with Eckert Fire Tactics LLC.

Chief Farinelli resides in Williamstown with his wife Nicole and son.