[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING COMMISSIONER DANIEL NIGRO

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                           HON. STEVE ISRAEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2014

  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Daniel Nigro, who was 
sworn in this week as the 33rd Fire Commissioner of the New York City 
Fire Department. Commissioner Nigro is a resident of Whitestone, NY, 
and a lifelong resident of New York City.
  Commissioner Nigro joined the FDNY in 1969 and quickly rose through 
the ranks; firefighter, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief all the 
way to the esteemed rank of deputy chief. As Deputy Assistant Chief, he 
was instrumental in merging EMS into the FDNY, which later led him to 
become the Chief in Charge of EMS.
  In 1999 Commissioner Nigro was promoted to Chief of Operations--the 
second highest uniformed rank in the FDNY. It is in this capacity that 
he served on that fateful day of September 11, 2001, when NYC, New 
York, and the United States would change forever.
  Commissioner Nigro was on the ground on September 11, assisting his 
friend and colleague, former Chief Peter J. Ganci Jr., in establishing 
an Incident Command site, which coordinated the rescue efforts for the 
Twin Towers. Upon Chief Ganci's death in the collapse of the North 
Tower, Commissioner Nigro assumed command of the rescue operations and 
is responsible for the rescue of hundreds of citizens and first 
responders.
  Commissioner Nigro was named Chief of Department and led the FDNY's 
officers through those dark days and months following 9/11. He helped 
heal and rebuild our proud fire service until his retirement in 2002.
  It is with my deepest respect and appreciation that I rise to thank 
Daniel Nigro for his service to New York and our country and I 
congratulate him on becoming the FDNY's 33rd Fire Commissioner. We are 
lucky to have a man of his experience and heroism at the helm of the 
New York City Fire Department and I am honored to represent him here in 
Congress.

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