Thomas von Essen was appointed the 30th New York City Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor Rudy Giuliani on April 15, 1996, and served in that position until the end of the Giuliani administration on December 31, 2001, nearly four months after the September 11 attacks.
- Occupation
- fire chief
- Position held
- New York City Fire Commissioner
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1945, December 8, 1945
