Deputy Assistant Chief Thomas J. Richardson is a 38-year veteran of the FDNY. He is assigned to the Bureau of Training..Chief Richardson is a past chief and 40 year member of the Deer Park FD on Long Island and has been a Deputy Chief Instructor at the Suffolk County Fire Academy for 27 years. He holds a Masters degree in Security Studies from the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security and a BS degree in Community and Human Services from SUNY Empire State College.
