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 |
