Fire Commissioner

Robert S. Tucker

Robert S. Tucker is the 35th New York City Fire Commissioner. A lifelong New Yorker, Commissioner Tucker grew up in Manhattan and attended George Washington University. He went to law school at the Pace University School of Law at night, while working as the special assistant to the late Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. The experience allowed him to work closely with an extensive network of executive level members of the New York City Police Department and the City administration, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and other public safety entities. 

In 1999, he founded T&M USA, an international security and investigations firm. During this time, he was also devoted to philanthropic work. This included service as a trustee to the New York City Police Foundation, and on the Board of Directors at White Plains Hospital, Pace University and the FDNY Foundation. 

Commissioner Tucker prides himself on being a son of the city, and the father of three children, two daughters and a son. He is the grandson of the late Richard Tucker, an American operatic tenor and cantor long associated with the Metropolitan Opera.

Serving as the Fire Commissioner is the realization of Commissioner Tucker’s lifelong dream.

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