Commissioner (ret.)
Suffolk County (NY) Fire Rescue
Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
David H. Fischler retired from the career fire service after 28 years with the Suffolk County (NY) Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services serving his last ten years as Commissioner. As Commissioner, he was designated as the County’s Emergency Manager. He commanded the response to the 1996 TWA Flight 800 accident which became the foundational basis for federal victims’ assistance legislation. As member of the New York Urban Area Security Initiative Working Group, he was the Chair of the Mutual Aid Subcommittee. On 9/11 and thereafter, Mr. Fischler coordinated the county’s mutual aid response to New York City. He also served for 43 years as a volunteer firefighter and former Chief of the St. James (NY) Fire Department. Mr. Fischler is a former New York State Paramedic. He currently is a member of the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Reserve Battalion training section.
Chief Fischler was a founding member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Safety, Health and Survival Section Board of Directors. He serves on the Bullying, Harassment and Workplace Violence Task Force and co-chairs the committee on the Relationship of Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury to Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia and Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.
Chief Fischler is the Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Mass Disaster Response. He is an attorney, a graduate of Touro Law School, who represents firefighters, police officers, EMS personnel and construction workers with post-9/11 injuries and illnesses under the Zadroga, Pfeiffer and Alvarez Act.
CHIEF-206: Been Hit in the Head Lately?
Friday, August 18, 2023
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM