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 31 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 Nicholas Scoppetta, who has served in that position since January 1, 2002.

List of Fire Commissioners of the City of New York
Name Dates in Office Administration
John J. Scannell January 1, 1898December 31, 1901 Robert Anderson Van Wyck
Thomas Sturgis January 1, 1902December 31, 1903 Seth Low
Nicholas J. Hayes January 1, 1904December 31, 1905 George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
John H. O'Brien January 1, 1906October 10, 1906 George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
Francis J. Lantry October 10, 1906February 10, 1908 George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
Hugh Bonner February 10, 1908March 13, 1908 George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
Nicholas J. Hayes March 13, 1908January 3, 1910 George Brinton McClellan, Jr.
Rhinelander Waldo January 3, 1910May 23, 1911 William Jay Gaynor
Joseph Johnson June 1, 1911December 31, 1913 William Jay Gaynor / Ardolph Loges Kline
Robert Adamson January 1, 1914December 31, 1917 John Purroy Mitchel
Thomas J. Drennan January 1, 1918April 30, 1926 John Francis Hylan
John J. Dorman May 5, 1926December 31, 1933 Jimmy Walker / Joseph V. McKee / John P. O'Brien
John J. McElligott January 1, 1934February 23, 1940 Fiorello H. La Guardia
Elmer Mustard February 23, 1940February 26, 1940 Fiorello H. La Guardia
John J. McElligott February 26, 1940May 8, 1941 Fiorello H. La Guardia
Patrick Walsh May 8, 1941December 31, 1945 Fiorello H. La Guardia
Frank J. Quayle January 1, 1946December 1, 1950 William O'Dwyer
George P. Monaghan December 6, 1950July 18, 1951 Vincent R. Impellitteri
Jacob B. Grumet July 18, 1951December 31, 1953 Vincent R. Impellitteri
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. January 1, 1954December 31, 1961 Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Edward Thompson January 1, 1962August 6, 1964 Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Martin Scott August 6, 1964December 31, 1965 Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Robert O. Lowery January 1, 1966September 29, 1973 John Lindsay
John T. O'Hagan October 11, 1973January 17, 1978 Abraham Beame
Augustus A. Beekman January 17, 1978November 5, 1980 Ed Koch
Charles J. Hynes November 5, 1980October 22, 1982 Ed Koch
Joseph E. Spinnato October 22, 1982October 20, 1987 Ed Koch
Joseph F. Bruno October 20, 1987December 31, 1989 Ed Koch
Carlos M. Rivera January 1, 1990August 31, 1993 David Dinkins
William M. Feehan August 31, 1993December 31, 1993 David Dinkins
Howard Safir January 1, 1994April 15, 1996 Rudy Giuliani
Thomas Von Essen April 15, 1996December 31, 2001 Rudy Giuliani
Nicholas Scoppetta January 1, 2002–present Michael Bloomberg

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