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Fire chief/Fire commissioner In many fire departments in the U.S., the captain is commonly the commander of a company and a lieutenant is the supervisor of the company's firefighters on shift. There is no state or federal rank structure for firefighters and each municipality or volunteer fire department creates and uses their own unique structure.
Currently the executive of the Chicago Fire Department is referred to as the "fire commissioner". [1] Before this, the head of the department was known as the "chief engineer". The current head, holding the position of "fire commissioner", is Annette Nance Holt, appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2021. [1]
Laura R. Kavanagh (born 1981 or 1982 [2]) is an American government official who served as the 34th commissioner of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). She was first woman to hold the position. She was first woman to hold the position.
He succeeded former fire chief Robert Rocha in March 2023. The commission develops and enforces statewide fire service standards and provides education and assistance to the industry.
Acting New York City Fire Commissioner, then promoted to New York City Fire Commissioner. Died in the September 11 attacks. [116] 29: Howard Safir: January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996: Rudy Giuliani: Resigned to become the 39th New York City Police Commissioner. [117] 30: Thomas Von Essen: April 15, 1996 – December 31, 2001 [118] 31: Nicholas ...
The Fire Commissioner is appointed by the mayor of Chicago, is confirmed by the Chicago City Council, and is assisted by the First Deputy Commissioner, who oversees the department's bureaus. There are four bureaus under the command of the First Deputy Commissioner: Operations, Fire Prevention, Administrative Services, and Logistics.
A fire chief is usually appointed by the authority who oversees the running of the fire department, such as the mayor for a municipal fire department. It varies among countries as to whether it is the norm or not for fire chiefs to be former frontline firefighters. This is the case in the United States. [1]
The United States Department of Homeland Security is the federal-level department of public safety of the United States, which is responsible for federal supervision of emergency services for major disasters through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).