*** Welcome to piglix ***

Salvatore Cassano

Salvatore Cassano
CassanoHeadCrop.jpg
Salvatore Cassano, as Chief of Department 2008
32nd New York City Fire Commissioner
In office
January 1, 2010 – June 9, 2014
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Bill de Blasio
Preceded by Nicholas Scoppetta
Succeeded by Daniel A. Nigro
Personal details
Born Salvatore Joseph Cassano
(1945-01-22) January 22, 1945 (age 72)
Brooklyn, New York
Spouse(s) Theresa Wallace (m. 1978)
Residence Staten Island
Alma mater

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York City College of Technology

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Salvatore Joseph "Sal" Cassano (born 22 January 1945) served as the 32nd New York City Fire Commissioner. His appointment by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to succeed Nicholas Scoppetta was announced on 21 December 2009 and became effective on 1 January 2010. Cassano was sworn in on 11 January 2010. On May 9, 2014, Daniel A. Nigro was announced as Cassano's successor as commissioner of the FDNY, in June 2014.

A son of Italian-American immigrants, Cassano was born in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn, New York, and lives on Staten Island. After serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, he began a career as a firefighter in November 1969. He earned an associate degree in fire protection technology from New York City College of Technology in 1970, and a bachelor of science degree in fire science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 1976.

Cassano has served in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and has been honored five times during his career for bravery. He received commendations for meritorious acts between 1979 and 1983 for rescuing five people from burning apartments, all in Brooklyn.


...
Wikipedia

...