New York City Fire Commissioner

New York City Fire Commissioner

Occupation
Activity sectors	Fire fighting

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 33 commissioners excluding Acting Fire Commissioners, and 38 including Acting Fire Commissioners. This is 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 Daniel A. Nigro, who has held the office since June 7, 2014. The term of office is January 1 to December 31 unless the commissioner is removed from office by the mayor, dies in office, or resigns from office.

Fire Commissioners of the pre-consolidated City of New York

Name	Dates in Office	Administration	References and notes
Richard Croker	1883-1887
Anthony Eickhoff	1891-1896
S. Howland Robbins	?-1893	Hugh J. Grant
John Jay Scannell	1893-?	Thomas F. Gilroy
Henry Winthrop Gray
Austin Edward Ford	1895 - September 17, 1897		He died in office on September 17, 1896.
Thomas Sturgis	September 17, 1896 - December 31, 1898

Fire Commissioners of the consolidated City of New York

Number	Name	Dates in Office	Administration	Notes and References
1	John Jay Scannell	January 1, 1898 – December 31, 1901	Robert Anderson Van Wyck	He was the first New York City Fire Commissioner. His salary was $5,000 per year (approximately $132,000 today)
2	Thomas Sturgis	January 1, 1902 – December 31, 1903	Seth Low	He had previously served as a pre-consolidation New York City Fire Commissioner.
3	Nicholas J. Hayes	January 1, 1904 – December 31, 1905	George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
4	John H. O'Brien	January 1, 1906 – October 10, 1906		He resigned from office before completing his term.
5	Francis J. Lantry	October 10, 1906 – February 10, 1908		He resigned from office before completing his term.
6	Hugh Bonner	February 10, 1908 – March 13, 1908		He died in office before completing his term.
7	Nicholas J. Hayes	March 13, 1908 – January 3, 1910		This was his second non-consecutive term.
8	Rhinelander Waldo	January 3, 1910 – May 23, 1911	William Jay Gaynor	He resigned less than two months after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire to become the 8th New York City Police Commissioner.
9	Joseph Johnson	May 23, 1911? – June 1, 1911 (acting) June 1, 1911 – December 31, 1913	William Jay Gaynor, Ardolph Loges Kline	Acting New York City Fire Commissioner then promoted to New York City Fire Commissioner.
10	Robert Edward Adamson	January 1, 1914 – December 31, 1917	John Purroy Mitchel
11	Thomas J. Drennan	January 1, 1918 – April 30, 1926	John Francis Hylan, Jimmy Walker	He resigned from office before completing his term.
12	John J. Dorman	May 5, 1926 – December 31, 1933	Jimmy Walker, Joseph V. McKee, John P. O'Brien
	Francis S. Giacome	January 1, 1934 – January 18, 1934 (acting)	Fiorello H. La Guardia	Acting New York City Fire Commissioner.
13	John J. McElligott	January 18, 1934 – February 23, 1940		He resigned from office before completing his term during a corruption scandal.
	Elmer Mustard	February 23, 1940 – February 26, 1940 (acting)		Acting New York City Fire Commissioner during a corruption scandal.
14	John J. McElligott	February 26, 1940 – May 8, 1941		This was his second non-consecutive term. He resigned from office before completing his term during a corruption scandal.
15	Patrick Walsh	May 8, 1941 – December 31, 1945
16	Frank J. Quayle, Jr.	January 1, 1946 – November 13, 1950	William O'Dwyer, Vincent R. Impellitteri	He resigned from office before completing his term.
	Nathan C. Horwitz	November 13, 1950 – December 27, 1950 (acting)	Vincent R. Impellitteri	Acting New York City Fire Commissioner.
17	George P. Monaghan	December 27, 1950 – July 9, 1951		He resigned the office to become New York City Police Commissioner.
	Nathan C. Horwitz	July 9, 1951 – August 2, 1951 (acting)		This was his second non-consecutive term as Acting New York City Fire Commissioner.
18	Jacob B. Grumet	August 2, 1951 – December 31, 1953
19	Edward Francis Cavanagh, Jr.	January 1, 1954 – December 31, 1961	Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
20	Edward Thompson	January 1, 1962 – August 6, 1964		He resigned from office before completing his term.
21	Martin Scott	August 6, 1964 – December 31, 1965
22	Robert Oliver Lowery	January 1, 1966 – September 29, 1973	John Lindsay	He was the first African-American New York City Fire Commissioner. He resigned from office before completing his term.
23	John T. O'Hagan	October 11, 1973 – January 17, 1978	John Lindsay, Abraham Beame
24	Augustus A. Beekman	January 17, 1978 – November 5, 1980	Ed Koch	He was the second African-American New York City Fire Commissioner. He resigned from office before completing his term because of illness preceding his death.
25	Charles J. Hynes	November 5, 1980 – October 22, 1982		He resigned from office before completing his term.
26	Joseph E. Spinnato	October 22, 1982 – November 16, 1987		He resigned from office before completing his term.
28	Joseph F. Bruno	November 16, 1987 – December 31, 1989
27	Carlos M. Rivera	January 1, 1990 – August 31, 1993	David Dinkins	He resigned from office before completing his term.
28	William M. Feehan	August 31, 1993 – November 24, 1993 (acting) November 24, 1993 – December 31, 1993		Acting New York City Fire Commissioner then promoted to New York City Fire Commissioner. He died during the September 11 attacks.
29	Howard Safir	January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996	Rudy Giuliani	He resigned from office before completing his term to become the 39th New York City Police Commissioner.
30	Thomas Von Essen	April 15, 1996 – December 31, 2001
31	Nicholas Scoppetta	January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009	Michael Bloomberg	He was the 31st New York City Fire Commissioner.
32	Salvatore Cassano	January 1, 2010 – June 7, 2014	Michael Bloomberg, Bill de Blasio	He resigned from office before completing his term.
33	Daniel A. Nigro	June 7, 2014 –	Bill de Blasio	He is the current New York City Fire Commissioner. His salary is $205,180.

External links

• Fire Commissioner City Of New York