Nigro as Asst FDNY Chief oversaw the MERGER of EMS, he was never the Chief of EMS, that is another title.Of note, ex-commissioner and COD Nigro was on a transition panel for Mandani and in some public comments recently seemed to suggest he would be making a recommendation to the Mayor on who the next FC would be. Bonsignore was on the executive staff when Nigro was FC, and he was the first-ever Chief of EMS following the merger. Pure speculation but it seems plausible this choice was at least partly his idea. All the best to the new FC.
He promised EMS everything under the sun as he made his rounds of the stations in '96. Yup, and....................