Commissioner of New York City Fire Department
"Daniel Nigro" redirects here. For the American musician, see
Dan Nigro
.
Daniel A. Nigro
(born October 11, 1948) is the former
New York City Fire Commissioner
of the
New York City Fire Department
(FDNY). He served this position from 2014 until his retirement in 2022.
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Nigro's appointment was announced on May 9, 2014, and he was sworn in on June 9.
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Nigro was the 33rd Fire Commissioner in the 150-year history of the New York City Fire Department. The Commissioner is the most senior member of the fire department, and it is a civilian, non-uniformed office.
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Early life
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Nigro grew up in the
Bayside
neighborhood of
Queens
,
New York
. He later attended
Baruch College
. Nigro's father was a Captain in the FDNY.
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Career
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Daniel A. Nigro (2nd from left) as FDNY Chief of Operations during the visit to the
World Trade Center site
by President
George W. Bush
, September 14 2001.
In 1969, Nigro joined the FDNY.
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He became a Deputy Chief in 1993, and in 1996, he oversaw the merging of the city's ambulance squads with the fire department.
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Nigro was appointed
Chief of the Department
—the highest-ranking uniformed position—following the death of Chief
Peter J. Ganci Jr.
, in the
9/11 attacks
.
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Nigro was regarded for his leadership following the deaths of 343 firefighters in the attacks.
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Nigro retired as Chief in 2002.
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That same year, in retirement, Nigro was a member of an FDNY anti-terrorism task force.
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Regarding Nigro's appointment as Commissioner, New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio
said: "Our administration is committed to building on this department’s impressive record, increasing diversity in the ranks, and improving response time and I know Daniel has what it takes to lead the FDNY forward".
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In 2022, Nigro retired as Commissioner of the FDNY, effective February 16, 2022.
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Nigro is set to receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from
Manhattan College
in May of 2023, delivering the Commencement address at the College's Graduate Commencement Ceremony.
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References
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"End of an era: Commissioner Dan Nigro retires after half century with FDNY"
. ABC 7 New York. 16 February 2022.
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watkins, ali (16 February 2022).
"What Daniel Nigro Has Seen in a Half-Century of Firefighting"
.
The New York Times
.
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"Daniel Nigro Sworn In As New FDNY Commissioner"
.
CBS Local Media
. 2014-06-09
. Retrieved
2014-06-13
.
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"Organizational Structure of the New York City Fire Department"
(PDF)
. City of New York. October 2, 2013. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on August 5, 2012
. Retrieved
May 9,
2014
.
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b
Mcshane, Larry (May 9, 2014).
"Daniel Nigro Takes FDNY Helm as Commissioner 12 Years After Resigning from Department"
. NYDailyNews.
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c
Schwirtz, Michael; Rashbaum, William K. (May 8, 2014).
"Key Figure in Fire Department After 9/11 Is to Return as Commissioner"
.
New York Times
. Retrieved
9 May
2014
.
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Saul, Michael Howard; Shallwani, Pervaiz (May 8, 2014).
"De Blasio Set to Tap Insider for Top Fire Post"
.
Wall Street Journal
. Retrieved
9 May
2014
.
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"FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro announces retirement"
.
ABC7 New York
. Eyewitness News. 2022-01-21
. Retrieved
2022-02-03
.
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Koeppel, David (2023-04-10).
"FORMER FDNY COMMISSIONER DANIEL NIGRO TO RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE AT MANHATTAN COLLEGE GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT"
. Manhattan College
. Retrieved
2023-04-11
.
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