James E. Leonard

James E. Leonard was the Chief of Department of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).[1]

James E. Leonard
FDNY Chief of Department
In office
November 1, 2014 – February 15, 2019
CommissionerDaniel A. Nigro
Preceded byEdward Kilduff
Succeeded byJohn Sudnik

Leonard is the 35th Chief of Department in the 150-year history of the New York City Fire Department. The Fire Chief is the most senior uniformed member of the fire department. Chief Leonard was relieved of duty on December 6, 2018.[2] He officially retired on February 15, 2019.

Career

Leonard has been an FDNY firefighter since beginning in Flatbush in 1979.[1] After spending a year on the "Red Cap" street patrol in East New York, Leonard served in Staten Island in 1987.[3] After several promotions, he became Deputy Chief in 2002. Before becoming Fire Chief, Leonard served as Brooklyn borough commander since 2010.[3][1]


He officially retired from the department on February 15, 2019.[4]

References
  1. Murphy, Doyle; Paddock, Barry (October 31, 2014). "James Leonard sworn in as FDNY Chief of Dept". New York Daily News. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. "Organizational Structure of the New York City Fire Department" (PDF). City of New York. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. Lavis, Ryan (October 30, 2014). "Fire commissioner appoints Staten Island resident as new FDNY Chief of Department". Staten Island Advance.
  4. http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/insider/resources/do/2019/023_sup_27


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