- New York City Fire Commissioner
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The New York City Fire Commissioner is the civilian administrator of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York. There have been 32 commissioners since Manhattan and the Bronx consolidated with Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island to form The City of New York in 1898. The current Fire Commissioner is Salvatore Cassano, who has held the office since January 1, 2010.[1]
New York City Fire Commissioner Occupation Activity sectors Fire fighting List of Fire Commissioners of the pre-consolidated City of New York Name Dates in Office Administration Richard Croker 1883–1887 S. Howland Robbins ?–1893 Hugh J. Grant John Jay Scannell and Henry Winthrop Gray 1893–1898 Thomas F. Gilroy List of Fire Commissioners of the consolidated City of New York Name Dates in Office Administration John Jay Scannell January 1, 1898 – December 31, 1901 Robert Anderson Van Wyck Thomas Sturgis January 1, 1902 – December 31, 1903 Seth Low Nicholas J. Hayes January 1, 1904 – December 31, 1905 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. John H. O'Brien January 1, 1906 – October 10, 1906 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. Francis J. Lantry October 10, 1906 – February 10, 1908 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. Hugh Bonner February 10, 1908 – March 13, 1908 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. Nicholas J. Hayes March 13, 1908 – January 3, 1910 George Brinton McClellan, Jr. Rhinelander Waldo January 3, 1910 – May 23, 1911 William Jay Gaynor Joseph Johnson June 1, 1911 – December 31, 1913 William Jay Gaynor / Ardolph Loges Kline Robert Adamson January 1, 1914 – December 31, 1917 John Purroy Mitchel Thomas J. Drennan January 1, 1918 – April 30, 1926 John Francis Hylan John J. Dorman May 5, 1926 – December 31, 1933 Jimmy Walker / Joseph V. McKee / John P. O'Brien John J. McElligott January 1, 1934 – February 23, 1940 Fiorello H. La Guardia Elmer Mustard February 23, 1940 – February 26, 1940 Fiorello H. La Guardia John J. McElligott February 26, 1940 – May 8, 1941 Fiorello H. La Guardia Patrick Walsh May 8, 1941 – December 31, 1945 Fiorello H. La Guardia Frank J. Quayle, Jr. January 1, 1946 – December 1, 1950 William O'Dwyer George P. Monaghan December 6, 1950 – July 18, 1951 Vincent R. Impellitteri Jacob B. Grumet July 18, 1951 – December 31, 1953 Vincent R. Impellitteri Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1961 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Edward Thompson January 1, 1962 – August 6, 1964 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Martin Scott August 6, 1964 – December 31, 1965 Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Robert O. Lowery January 1, 1966 – September 29, 1973 John Lindsay John T. O'Hagan October 11, 1973 – January 17, 1978 Abraham Beame Augustus A. Beekman January 17, 1978 – November 5, 1980 Ed Koch Charles J. Hynes November 5, 1980 – October 22, 1982 Ed Koch Joseph E. Spinnato October 22, 1982 – October 20, 1987 Ed Koch Joseph F. Bruno October 20, 1987 – December 31, 1989 Ed Koch Carlos M. Rivera January 1, 1990 – August 31, 1993 David Dinkins William M. Feehan August 31, 1993 – December 31, 1993 David Dinkins Howard Safir January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996 Rudy Giuliani Thomas Von Essen April 15, 1996 – December 31, 2001 Rudy Giuliani Nicholas Scoppetta January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 Michael Bloomberg Salvatore Cassano January 1, 2010 – present Michael Bloomberg References
- ^ Baker, Al (December 24, 2009). "A Fire Commissioner Devoted to Family and Dedicated to the Safety of His Corps". The New York Times: pp. A16–A18.
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