New Fire Commissioner Appointed

HFN01 said:
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.
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Nigro as Asst FDNY Chief oversaw the MERGER of EMS, he was never the Chief of EMS, that is another title.
 
rdm258 said:
When will the new commissioner be able to respond to fires and do they have a aide?
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There has been a big difference from commissioner to commissioner in terms of how often they respond. From what I recall, Nigro responded to most larger incidents (5th alarm fires or major technical incidents). Kavanaugh did not respond often. Tucker on the other hand responded more than the last few commissioners combined, often responding to 2nd or 3rd alarm fires, which would have been unheard of from his immediate predecessors. I raise this to say that Bonsignore will be response-capable from day one, but we'll have to wait and see how often she responds to jobs, which is at her discretion. Typically, all commissioners have responded to all incidents that rise to a level that the Mayor wishes to attend.

The commissioner has a driver and a staff, including an executive officer, security, etc. Their vehicle is equipped with a radio, lights, and sirens, so yes, they're response-capable.
 
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