Deputy Chief John “Jay” Jonas is a 38-year veteran of the FDNY. He is assigned to Division 7 in the Bronx. Jonas is the author of the Division 7 Training and Safety Newsletter. In addition to working in the Bronx, he has worked in the Lower East Side, Chinatown and Greenwich Village sections of Manhattan. Jonas has a bachelor’s degree in fire administration from Empire State College, SUNY, and an associate of applied science degree in fire science from SUNY Orange. He is also a graduate of FDNY's Fire Officer's Management Institute (FOMI).