List of Fire Commissioners of the City of New York

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, 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	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–present	Michael Bloomberg