Daniel McCoy is a Chief Officer with over 25 years of combined fire service experience within the National Capitol Region. Chief McCoy is currently assigned as the Deputy Fire Chief of Special Operations and Homeland Security with the District of Columbia Fire and EMS Department. In this capacity he has provided administrative and operational oversight, leadership, and supervision of the Special Operations Division. His responsibilities consist of managing the following programs: Special Operations, Homeland Security, Logistics and Equipment, Technical Rescue, Foam Unit, and Marine Fire/Rescue. The Hazardous Material, Mass Casualty, and the Active Shooter programs are also included.
From January 2017 to April 2020, McCoy served as a Battalion Fire Chief where he provided supervision of personnel in the Special Operations Battalion. His other responsibilities included commanding response teams, engaging community partners, protecting national landmarks, and coordinating responses with multiple agencies for WMD, CBRNE, active shooter, MCI, and urban search and rescue.
Chief McCoy has been the Incident Commander on multiple National Special Security Events (NSSE’s) and currently is the NSSE Fire Life Safety Subcommittee Chair for events within the District of Columbia. He also serves as the Chair of the MWCOG Passenger Rail Safety Subcommittee (PRSS).