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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.
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]
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.
A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) [1] is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to include a variety of senior officials, often sitting on a specific commission.
Chief of department: Bureau Chief Bureau Chief Chaplain† Department Chief Surgeon Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Chaplain† Assistant Chief Surgeon Deputy Chief Deputy Chief Chaplain† District Surgeon Inspector Chaplain† Police Surgeon Deputy Inspector Captain: Lieutenant: Sergeant: Detective (grades 3rd–1st) Police officer ...
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 ...
In 2021, a group of firefighters and social justice advocates called for the resignation of Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas over “rampant sexism, racism, harassment and abuse” — in the ...
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]