Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro to Swear-In Thomas J. Richardson as Chief of Department and John J. Hodgens as Chief of Fire Operations

June 23, 2021

Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro will preside at the swearing-in of two top-level staff chiefs on Thursday, June 24 at FDNY Headquarters – 9 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn. Commissioner Nigro will appoint Thomas J. Richardson as Chief of Department – the highest-ranking uniformed position in the FDNY and John J. Hodgens as Chief of Fire Operations. The ceremony can be viewed on the Department’s website, www.nyc.gov/FDNY.

WHO: Fire Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro; First Deputy Commissioner Laura Kavanagh; Chief of Department Thomas J. Richardson; Chief of Operations John J. Hodgens; and other FDNY members.

WHERE: FDNY Headquarters – 9 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn.

WHEN: Thursday, June 24 – 11:00 a.m.

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